Nicandro Díaz González

Nicandro Díaz González (August 9, 1963 – March 18, 2024) was a Mexican telenovela producer.

1986–1997: Early work
Díaz González began his professional career as production assistant in Valentín Pimstein's telenovelas: Monte Calvario and Rosa salvaje. These were followed by Mi segunda madre, Simplemente María, La pícara soñadora and Carrusel de las Américas, where he was production coordinator. In 1996, he becomes associate producer in Lucero Suárez's telenovela Para toda la vida. His work continues with Pedro Damián in Mi pequeña traviesa and Preciosa.

1998–2023: Executive producer
Díaz González's career as executive producer began in 1998, with one of Televisa Niños' first telenovelas, Gotita de amor. In 1999 he followed with his first teen telenovela, Alma rebelde. With Carita de ángel (2000) and ¡Vivan los niños! (2002), remake of Carrusel, he became a well-known producer of telenovelas for children.

With Destilando amor, in 2007, Díaz González entered into the prime time slot. The telenovela achieved success and received the Best Telenovela award at the 26th TVyNovelas Awards. In 2008, following the success of Destilando amor, Díaz González produced Mañana es para siempre. He would continue producing telenovelas for the prime time slot in the early 2010s, among them: Soy tu dueña (2010) and Amores verdaderos (2012).

In 2017, Díaz González produced his first comedy telenovela titled El Bienamado. In 2018, he produced the teen comedy telenovela Hijas de la luna. In 2020, Díaz González produced the comedy telenovela La mexicana y el güero. In 2021, he produced Mi fortuna es amarte, followed by Mi camino es amarte in 2022. In 2023, Díaz González produced what would turn out to be his last telenovela, Golpe de suerte.

Death
Díaz González died in Cozumel, Quintana Roo on March 18, 2024, at the age of 60. He was involved in a motorcycle accident at around 7:30 pm EST the previous day while trying to avoid an animal. The producer, who was traveling with his partner at the time of the accident, suffered a polyconcussion and was assisted by paramedics and transferred to the Hospital Médica San Miguel de Cozumel, where he died of hypovolemic shock due to splenic trauma caused by a ruptured spleen.