Asturian writer Xuan Bello dies at the age of 60.

Asturian writer Xuan Bello died suddenly in Oviedo on Tuesday at the age of 60. Bello was hospitalized at the Central University Hospital of Asturias (HUCA) after feeling unwell.

After learning of the death, numerous users of the social network X expressed their surprise and condolences.

Among them, the president of the Principality of Asturias, Adrián Barbón , who described the author as "one of the best sons of Asturias, a lover of its language, culture and traditions", published: "Ablucáu entá por muerte de Xuan Bello, all I have the strength to write are words that are not consolation, but tears. Asturies loses one of its two best sons, a lover of its languages, culture and traditions. Exceptional writer and extraordinary person. We love you."

Xuan Bello was a prominent figure in Asturian literature and an active defender of the Asturian language, which he used extensively in his work.