Playwright Franklin Domínguez passes away

Santo Domingo. – Dominican playwright Franklin Domínguez has died after battling bone metastasis, which was diagnosed about seven years ago.

The famous actor, was 94 years old, while his health course also involved prostate cancer detected since 2014, in addition to a broken femur.

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