[HIGHLIGHTS] Death of Michel Cordes, central character of "Plus belle la vie"

Michel Cordes, who played a central character in the emblematic series "Plus belle la vie", died at 77 years old Friday by firearm in the suburbs of Montpellier. The actor played the boss of the café Le Mistral in the cult TV series in France, which stopped at the end of 2022.

He also had a long career in the theater, as an actor but also as a director. A fervent defender of Occitan, he had suffered from the contempt of some for his accent.