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Bruno ‘Pop N’ Taco’ Falcon passes away at 58

Bruno Falcon, Michael Jackson’s teacher, Breakin actor dies

By Madison Raymond July 04, 2022
Bruno ‘Pop N’ Taco’ Falcon passes away at 58

Bruno "Pop 'N Taco" Falcon, 58, passed away, and the Hip Hop world is in sorrow.

The renowned breaker, who collaborated with Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson and starred in the 1984 cult classic film Breakin', reportedly died recently at his Long Beach home; however, no official cause of death has been given.

Popin' Pete, a longtime friend, and associate who also worked with Michael Jackson on music videos like "Thriller," "Smooth Criminal," and "Beat It," and who co-starred with Pop 'N Taco in Breakin', announced the news in an Instagram post.

He wrote in the caption, “Rest my brother Taco, glad we had this moment last year after not seeing each other in 15 years”, he wrote. “Rest in peace my brother Popin n Taco, you will be missed..can’t believe this.”

Other Hip Hop and music giants, such as fellow B-Boy Crazy Legs, The Beat Junkies' D-Styles and Rhettmatic, Sheila E., and Omarion, expressed their sympathies in the comment section.