‘Money Heist’ actor Alvaro Morte aka The Professor opens up on his cancer battle, says ‘thought my leg was cut’

‘Money Heist’ who will soon be coming up with its fifth and final season has formed has a huge fan base for itself. Spanish actor Álvaro Morte, who plays Sergio Marquina aka The Profesor in the crime drama, is a fighter not just in the show, but also in real life. Morte is a cancer survivor and beat the disease successfully a few years back. 

In 2011, the actor was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left leg and he also went through treatment for it. Over the years, Morte has spoken about his struggles with the disease. As per Indianexpress.com, he told The Observer in 2016, “I remember the doctor with a white coat and the stethoscope to come to tell me without anesthesia. (He said) Look, this is happening to you and you have plenty of time to live.” 

Morte shares that he took the tumor as something temporary. “For example, a flu, you feel bad, you have fever, shaking, but you know it will happen to you. You do not talk about it. Instead of…

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