The emblematic owner of the Mistral bar in the series “Plus belle la vie” is no more. French comedian Michel Cordes, who played Roland Marci in the television series, was found dead by firearm at his home in Grabels (Hérault), this Friday, May 5, revealed “Free Lunch”. The 77-year-old was also an author and theater director.
According to the regional daily, an investigation by the gendarmes of Castelnau-le-lez is underway to determine the causes of death. The trail of suicide is privileged, according to information from RTL.
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Michel Cordes had joined the cast of “Plus belle la vie” from the launch of the television series in 2004 on the more than 4,500 episodes broadcast. The death of his character some time before the end of the series, in October 2022, had moved the fans.
“I am no longer young. I wanted to rest. Let’s say it doesn’t matter personally. But it’s a bit of a shame”he confided to the “Parisian “during the stop of” Plus belle la vie “which he had then judged « brutal ». “I had imagined that I would distance myself, not that the soap opera stops,” he added.
