Narcos:
Mexico
alum
Manuel
Masalva
is
fighting
for
his
life
after
suffering
a
health
emergency.
The
43-year-old
is
in
a
medically
induced
coma
at
a
hospital
in
Dubai
and
in
critical
condition
after
contracting
an
aggressive
bacterial
infection
while
on
vacation.
The
Mexican
actor
arrived
in
the
city
in
the
United
Arab
Emirates
March
18
after
spending
time
in
the
Philippines.
His
manager
Jaime
Jaramillo
Espinosa
told
the
Los
Angeles
Times
in
an
interview
April
4
that
after
about
two
days
in
Dubai,
Masalva “began
to
feel
internal
discomfort
and
pain
which
increased
by
the
day.”
He
said
doctors
discovered
Masalva—who
shared
pics
from
his
trip
to
the
Philippines
March
14
on
his
Instagram—had
contracted
a
bacterial
infection
and
that
the
actor
underwent
emergency
surgery
March
26.
One
day
later,
the
infection
reached
his
lungs
and
he
was
put
into
a
medically
induced
coma,
the
newspaper
reported.
Masalva’s
manager
told
the
outlet
doctors
have
identified
the
bacteria
type
and
administered
antibiotics. “On
the
other
hand,
his
respirator
was
lowered
to
80
percent,”
he
added, “which
means
that
his
lungs
are
reacting.”
E!
News
has
reached
out
to
Masalva’s
rep
for
comment
and
has
not
heard
back.
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