Cervantes died at 10:15 a.m. due to pneumonia with diabetes complications, his eldest sister, Lengleng, told ABS-CBN News.
Per his wish, Cervantes' remains will be cremated today. His family requests privacy in their first three days of mourning.
Relatives, friends and supporters may not be able to pay their last respects to Cervantes as the stage actor-director does not want any wake to be held.
"Behn wanted no wake," Cervantes' brother, Tony, said in a text message to ABS-CBNnews.com.
Cervantes would have been 75 years old this August 26.
Several Filipinos, including ABS-CBN journalists, took to social media to pay tribute to the actor-director and express their condolences to his family.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
