He began an acting career and starred as the son of a Mexican-Irish-American family portrayed in Greetings from Tucson, which ran on the WB network from 2002 to 2003.
He also appeared in television shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Boston Public.
He was flying as a passenger, seated on the floor with no restraints, in a chartered plane (a Piper PA-46 Malibu) flown by a commercial pilot, from Monterrey to Acapulco[3] with five friends to celebrate Mexican Independence Day when the plane crashed over a mile (1.6 km) short of the runway while the pilot was attempting an emergency landing at an intermediate airport in Toluca due to low fuel levels.
[4] Another passenger, Martel Fernández, was declared brain-dead the following day; his life support was terminated.
The aircraft was certified to carry six persons, including the pilot, and there were six seats in the plane, yet there were seven people onboard.