Conjoined twin influencers José Luis and José Armando Cevallos, who shared their lives with thousands, die at 27: What is known about how they died?

Conjoined twin influencers, José Luis and José Armando Cevallos died at 27 on Thursday, October 15, their social media team announced on Instagram. The twins had been documenting and sharing their lives online to their over 60,000 followers on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. They also live streamed on Kick and Twitch.

“With profound sorrow, we share this official statement to announce the passing of our beloved Siamese Twin of Ecuador,” the statement shared by their team in Spanish and translated by E! read. “Their story, their smiles and their outlook on life left an indelible mark on many hearts,” the statement added. The team added that they were comforted in knowing that the twins were happy fulfilling their dreams and achieving goals that filled them with hope.

The statement also thanked fans for supporting, believing and accompanying the twins in their dreams and giving them love during their journey. “Their legacy will live on in a phrase that always represented them: ‘When there’s a will, there’s a way, and disability is no impediment to being happy’.”

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A post shared by José Armando y José Luis (@siamesesdelecuador)

How did the twins die?

According to People.com, a friend of the twins, Fernando Carrillo, revealed the cause of their death on the Spanish news segment, Y Ahora Sonsoles. Carrillo reportedly said that the twins had been hospitalized after José Luis suffered a cardiac arrest.

The doctors reportedly successfully stabilized José Luis after they were admitted. However, only a few minutes later, José Armando also experienced a heart attack leading to both of them dying, People.com quotes Carrillo as saying. “José Armando took José Luis with him,” Carrillo said. He added, “They were born together and died together”.

Talking to the same news program on October 16, the twins’ brother Damián Cevallos said that both his parents were devastated, adding, “I have no words to describe how my parents feel,” according to People.com.

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The twins last posted on October 12

The twins had been sharing their daily lives to followers and answering questions from them for some time. Their last post before the announcement was made on October 12, just two days before they passed away.

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A post shared by José Armando y José Luis (@siamesesdelecuador)

The post showed them talking to one another, joking around at a restaurant and loading a car trunk together. Their Instagram profile shows a full life. A video showed the twins paragliding together, while another showed them riding a horse. Pictures shared on September 8 showed the twins celebrating their 27th birthday.

According to an Ecuadorian outlet, Ecuavia, the twins were from Ecuador’s Milagro and were well known locally. They had also previously travelled to Colombia to seek treatment to improve their mobility, and shared the journey with their followers.