{"id":1161,"date":"2026-10-13T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T01:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/10\/13\/rj-mitte-made-his-final-appearance-alongside-breaking-bad-costar-luis-moncada-in-new-mexico-8-days-before-his-death\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T01:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T01:00:32","slug":"rj-mitte-made-his-final-appearance-alongside-breaking-bad-costar-luis-moncada-in-new-mexico-8-days-before-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/10\/13\/rj-mitte-made-his-final-appearance-alongside-breaking-bad-costar-luis-moncada-in-new-mexico-8-days-before-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"RJ Mitte Made His Final Appearance Alongside \u201cBreaking Bad \u201dCostar Luis Moncada in New Mexico 8 Days Before His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The pair were seen celebrating at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Oct. 4<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/x9DGXI-KBXmgmHAG31PLvk5uwqg=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/Albuquerque-balloon-festival-RJ-Mitte-101226-f89a112f96e344c39b4b8390c3ee1c68.jpg\" alt=\"RJ Mitte attends the 2026 Albuquerque Balloon FestivalCredit: New Mexico United\/Instagram\" title=\"RJ Mitte attends the Albuquerque balloon festival\" \/><figcaption><i>RJ Mitte attends the 2026 Albuquerque Balloon Festival<br \/>Credit: New Mexico United\/Instagram<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>RJ Mitte\u2019s final public appearance was with<em> Breaking Bad <\/em>costar Luis Moncada in the home state of the award-winning series<\/li>\n<li>The actor attended the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico with Luis Moncada on Oct. 4<\/li>\n<li>He died at age 34, his representative confirmed to PEOPLE on Monday, Oct. 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Breaking Bad\u2019s <\/em><a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/rj-mitte-s-first-audition-was-an-anti-meth-commercial-before-breaking-bad-12166545\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\">RJ Mitte<\/a> made his final appearance alongside costar Luis Moncada days before his death.<\/p>\n<p>The disability-rights activist and actor known for his performance as Walter \u201cFlynn\u201d White Jr. in <em>Breaking Bad<\/em>, died in Brownsville, Texas. He was 34; no cause of death has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>One of Mitte\u2019s <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DeFglT9HHRv\/?img_index=1\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\">final social media posts<\/a> featured his visit to the 54th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, held in Albuquerque, NM, from Oct. 3\u201311. The event also marked Mitte\u2019s last public appearance.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/zvqpo3V_zZB6Pi6WY3IkJ-A6yvM=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Albuquerque-balloon-festival-Luis-Moncada-RJ-Mitte-2-101226-11fa963024fa4ecba4bf959821dce54a.jpg\" alt=\"RJ Mitte and Luis Moncada attend the Albuquerque Balloon FestivalCredit: New Mexico United\/Instagram\" title=\"RJ Mitte and Luis Moncada attend the Albuquerque balloon festival\" \/><figcaption><i>RJ Mitte and Luis Moncada attend the Albuquerque Balloon Festival<br \/>Credit: New Mexico United\/Instagram<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He posted about the New Mexico celebration on Oct. 4 in a joint post with Moncada, New Mexico\u2019s Pro Soccer team, and United StrangeKind Ballooning. Moncada starred as Marco Salamanca in <em>Breaking Bad <\/em>and its spinoff <em>Better Call Saul.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreaking Bad: Lift Off Edition \ud83c\udf88,\u201d the caption of the collaboration post read. \u201cBreaking Bad stars @rjmitte and @luis_moncada enjoyed their Fiesta experience \ud83c\udf89 Nothing but love with a side of New Mexican culture! #SomosUnidos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Less than a week before Mitte\u2019s New Mexico appearance, he attended the screening of his latest film, <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/talkingtostrangersmovie2026\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"null\"><em>Talking to Strangers<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em> on Sept. 30. The screening and Q&amp;A took place at the Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>The romantic drama premiered in July and starred Mitte as Joshua, \u201ca rigid loner with cerebral palsy\u201d who forms an unlikely friendship with Lin Yin\u2019s Marty.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/LPMyClTiqrKqbJSKcxJbwoT-tlc=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Albuquerque-balloon-festival-Luis-Moncada-RJ-Mitte-101226-2df38a1838d74b52897f7c6f03ed94f4.jpg\" alt=\"Luis Moncada and RJ Mitte attend the Albuquerque Balloon FestivalCredit: New Mexico United\/Instagram\" title=\"Luis Moncada and RJ Mitte attend the Albuquerque balloon festival\" \/><figcaption><i>Luis Moncada and RJ Mitte attend the Albuquerque Balloon Festival<br \/>Credit: New Mexico United\/Instagram<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to <em>Talking to Strangers and Breaking Bad, <\/em>Mitte also starred in <em>Switched at Birth\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>The Guardians of Justice<\/em>, and made early appearances in <em>Hannah Montana<\/em> and <em>Everybody Hates Chris<\/em>. His role in <em>Breaking Bad<\/em> earned him the SAG-AFTRA Harold Russell Award in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>His representative celebrated his work in the Emmy-winning series, sharing how the actor drew \u201cfrom his own experience living with cerebral palsy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/-aOrfQxqpaFFcu5T8R5DFRt2Ems=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/RJ-Mitte-Talking-To-Strangers-screening-2026-100826-941f57cd367747a6ae04a4df8c090b98.jpg\" alt=\"RJ Mitte on September 30, 2026 in Beverly Hills, Calif.Credit: Unique Nicole\/Getty\" title=\"RJ Mitte attends a screening of \" \/><figcaption><i>RJ Mitte on September 30, 2026 in Beverly Hills, Calif.<br \/>Credit: Unique Nicole\/Getty<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMitte brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion,\u201d the Monday, Oct. 12 statement read. \u201cBeyond entertaining friends and family around the world, he served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Their statement concluded by noting, \u201cAt this time, we ask people to respect the privacy of RJ Mitte\u2019s family and close ones.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pair were seen celebrating at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on Oct. 4 RJ Mitte attends the 2026 Albuquerque Balloon FestivalCredit: New Mexico United\/Instagram NEED TO KNOW RJ Mitte\u2019s 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1161\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}