‘Narcos: Mexico’ Actor Manuel Masalva Wakes from Coma After Severe Infection

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Mexican actor Manuel Masalva, best known for his role in Narcos: Mexico, was hospitalized urgently in Dubai after suffering complications from a rare bacterial infection he picked up while vacationing in the Philippines. His condition became so serious that doctors placed him in a medically induced coma, and for a while, it was unclear what would happen. After several weeks of uncertainty, there’s finally good news: Manuel has woken up and has started to respond and reconnect with people close to him.

At one point, things were critical. The infection took a serious toll on his health, and doctors had to act fast—inducing a coma to begin an aggressive treatment. After days of anxiety and uncertainty, there was finally a turning point: the right antibiotics started to work, and doctors gradually began to reduce the sedation.

According to his representative, Jaime Jaramillo, waking up was a slow and emotionally intense process for Masalva. “He had to process everything that was happening to him,” Jaramillo said. Still, he added that the improvement in recent days has been clear. “Every small step forward is a big one,” he said.