Lua Blanco
Brazilian · 39 years old · Died 18 October 2026
Brazilian actress and singer who played Roberta Messi in Rebelde
Cause of death
Cancer
Lua Blanco was a Brazilian actress and singer best known for playing Roberta Messi in the Brazilian version of Rebelde, shown on Record from 2011 to 2012, and for singing with the band Rebeldes formed from its cast. She also appeared in Malhação and A Força do Querer on TV Globo. Her family announced that she died at the age of 39 after a battle with cancer, according to SBT News and Gazeta SP.
How common is cancer (all types)?
Lua Blanco died of cancer. Globally, cancer (all types) kills 10,000,000 people every year. That is 27,397 per day, or roughly one person every 3 seconds. It accounts for 16% of all deaths worldwide.
Deaths / year
10,000,000
Deaths / day
27,397
Deaths / hour
1,142
Deaths / second
0.32
Share of all global deaths
Risk factors for cancer (all types)
Since Lua Blanco died
Live count since 18 October 2026
Total deaths worldwide since then
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Deaths from same cause since then
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