Daniel Bisogno, TV Azteca Star andVentaneandoCo-Host, Dies at 51

Mar. 15, 2025

Daniel Bisogno attends La Vida Inmoral De La Pareja Ideal Mexico City premiere at Teatro Metropolitan on October 19, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico.Photo:Victor Chavez/WireImage

Victor Chavez/WireImage

The news was announced in astatementpublished on the show’s official social media accounts on Thursday, Feb. 20.

“It is with deepest sadness that we regret to report news we never wanted to give: our beloved Daniel Bisogno has just passed away due to complications he suffered after the liver transplant he underwent last September,” the statement, written in Spanish, read.

“Ventaneandois in mourning. Gone is one of our most outstanding members. Rest in peace. We will honor his memory always,” the statement continued.

Pati Chapoy, who createdVentaneandoand serves as a co-host, alsoconfirmed Bisogno’s death on X, writing, “It is with immense sadness that I inform you that Daniel Bisogno has passed away.”

Daniel Bisogno and Michaela Bisogno pose for photos during the red carpet of ‘Vaselina’ Musical Premiere on July 19, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico.Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty

Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty

Bisogno had been a co-host ofVentaneandosince 1997, coming on a year after it first went on air in 1996. He also starred onstage in the musicalLagunilla, Mi Barrioand appeared in the 1980s filmsEl Mas Valiente del Mundo,Fieras Contra FierasandY Nunca Más.

On Feb. 12 when his brother,Alejandro (Alex) Bisogno,appeared onVentaneandoand described Bisogno’s health as “very delicate.”

Alejandro said that while everything had gone “in order” with his brother’s transplant, he had developed complications that had caused him to be in and out of the hospital.

Daniel Bisogno poses for photo during Red Carpet premiere of ‘Hoy no me puedo levantar’ musical, on April 26, 2021 in Mexico City, Mexico.Medios y Media/Getty

Medios y Media/Getty

“A bacterium settled in the bile ducts, and this was the true problem because it is a bacteria that has been mutating and we have not been able to eradicate. Each time antibiotics are administered, it becomes stronger and we have spent months trying to fight it,” Alejandro said.

Back in January, Bisognocalled into the show during its 29th anniversary, saying it had been a “marvelous” couple of years on the show.

“It is a life that has given me everything, both good and bad, and everything has been a great experience for the most part. Absolute happiness," he said.

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