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Actor and singer Eduardo Xol dies at 58 after being stabbed

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By Julio Cortes

Sep 26, 2024, 10:13 AM EDT

American singer and actor Eduardo Xol passed away on September 20after more than a week of being hospitalized due to injuries caused by a confrontation he had in a house in Palm Springs.

The site Entertainment Weekly reported that The Palm Springs Police Department received a call from Xol (who was 58 years old) on the morning of September 10. Officers found him with several wounds, and he told them he had been stabbed. He was taken to Desert Regional Medical Center in serious but stable condition.

Hours later, a man named Richard Joseph Gonzales He called the police and said he had been assaulted the night before. Following investigations, he was arrested and faces murder charges for Eduardo’s death.

Who was Eduardo Xol?

Eduardo Xol Born on February 19, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, he studied music in Mexico and excelled as a pianist; he later ventured into acting, working in several plays. In 1993 he made his debut as a singer under the name Edi Xol. Released the album The Passion and the following year he participated in the Viña del Mar Festival, with the song “Vato”.

Xol also acted in soap operas “Other People’s Feelings” and “Acapulco Body and Soul”Years later, with her father as a teacher, she specialized in interior design, hosting the successful television program from 2005 to 2012 “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”together with Ty Pennington.

Eduardo’s relatives sent the following statement to USA Today: “We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of our beloved Eduardo XolAs his family, we know that his kindness has touched the lives of many people. We ask that that kindness be returned now, allowing our privacy to be respected as we process our grief. May he rest in peace.

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