RJ Mitte Made His Final Appearance Alongside “Breaking Bad ”Costar Luis Moncada in New Mexico 8 Days Before His Death

The pair were seen celebrating at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Oct. 4

NEED TO KNOW

• RJ Mitte’s final public appearance was with Breaking Bad costar Luis Moncada in the home state of the award-winning series
• The actor attended the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico with Luis Moncada on Oct. 4
• He died at age 34, his representative confirmed to PEOPLE on Monday, Oct. 12

Breaking Bad’s RJ Mitte made his final appearance alongside costar Luis Moncada days before his death.

The disability-rights activist and actor known for his performance as Walter “Flynn” White Jr. in Breaking Bad, died in Brownsville, Texas. He was 34; no cause of death has been revealed.

One of Mitte’s final social media posts featured his visit to the 54th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, held in Albuquerque, NM, from Oct. 3–11. The event also marked Mitte’s last public appearance.

He posted about the New Mexico celebration on Oct. 4 in a joint post with Moncada, New Mexico’s Pro Soccer team, and United StrangeKind Ballooning. Moncada starred as Marco Salamanca in Breaking Bad and its spinoff Better Call Saul.

“Breaking Bad: Lift Off Edition 🎈,” the caption of the collaboration post read. “Breaking Bad stars @rjmitte and @luis_moncada enjoyed their Fiesta experience 🎉 Nothing but love with a side of New Mexican culture! #SomosUnidos.”

Less than a week before Mitte’s New Mexico appearance, he attended the screening of his latest film, Talking to Strangers, on Sept. 30. The screening and Q&A took place at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The romantic drama premiered in July and starred Mitte as Joshua, “a rigid loner with cerebral palsy” who forms an unlikely friendship with Lin Yin’s Marty.

In addition to Talking to Strangers and Breaking Bad, Mitte also starred in Switched at Birth and The Guardians of Justice, and made early appearances in Hannah Montana and Everybody Hates Chris. His role in Breaking Bad earned him the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award in 2013.

His representative celebrated his work in the Emmy-winning series, sharing how the actor drew “from his own experience living with cerebral palsy.”

“Mitte brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion,” the Monday, Oct. 12 statement read. “Beyond entertaining friends and family around the world, he served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children’s.”

“He also served as president of The Mitte Foundation, supporting philanthropic efforts and community initiatives, while using his platform to challenge stereotypes and promote greater representation for people with disabilities.”

Their statement concluded by noting, “At this time, we ask people to respect the privacy of RJ Mitte’s family and close ones.”