Julian Ortega, actor in Netflix’s ‘Elite’ series, dies aged 41

Spanish actor Julian Ortega, known for appearing in popular Spanish-language Netflix drama series “Elite,” has died, the country’s actors and actresses union has announced. He was 41.

Spanish actor Julian Ortega, known for appearing in popular Spanish-language Netflix drama series “Elite,” has died, the country’s actors and actresses union has announced. He was 41. “Our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” the union wrote in a statement Monday. Ortega, son of Spanish actress Gloria Muñoz, was born in Madrid in 1983. He attended drama school in the Spanish capital, according to the union. He then launched his more-than-two-decade-long on-screen career, appearing in Spanish-language films, such as 2000 drama “El Otro Barrio” (“The Other Side”) and 2008 horror fantasy “La raíz del mal.” He appeared in several television series in Spain, before rising to international prominence after appearing in six episodes of Netflix’s “Elite.” Ortega played a restaurant manager in the murder-mystery infused high school drama, which centers on wealthy students at a private school.