Guillermo del Bosque, a television producer known as Memo, has died. He was 64.
The TelevisaUnivision creator had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2017 and had been in remission since 2020. However, earlier this year, Del Bosque confirmed he was suffering health complications.
Del Bosque confirmed his own death on Instagram with a posthumous post on the social media platform.
“Today I wish to share that I have reached the end of my life,” read the message. “Cancer was a very tough battle that I fought with everything I could, but God has decided that this disease will no longer hurt me.”
He continued, “I thank God for allowing me to continue living since I was diagnosed in 2017, and for having been able to enjoy my children, Vica [wife], and my entire family. I am thankful for my friends who never left. Thank you for all your love.”
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“It was a long journey of experiences and emotions that I am grateful to have lived and shared with everyone. Now I have finished the fight, my struggle is over, and now I am a new being who rejoices in the presence of his Creator.”
Del Bosque was one of the most prominent producers at TelevisaUnivision behind hit shows like the Mexican adaptation of Family Feud, produced in México as 100 Mexicanos Dijieron. His last two sitcoms were Perdiendo el Juicio and Nosotros Los Guapos. He was also a producer at Telehit, the musical channel service that rivaled MTV.
Del Bosque not only produced sitcoms and talk shows, but he also produced scripted series Logout in 2015 and its sequel Login in 2016.
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