Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, the grandson of Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, dies @19, at this time the cause of the death is yet to be disclosed.
This was disclosed by his mother on social media.
In a statement, Actress Drena De Niro, Robert De Niro’s daughter, wrote about the loss of her son in a post on Instagram on Sunday.
It reads, “You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life,” the caption read in part. “I don’t know how to live without you but I’ll try to go on and spread the love and light that you so made me feel in getting to be your mama. You were so deeply loved and appreciated and I wish that love alone could have saved you.”
“Rest in Peace and Eternal Paradise my darling boy,” she wrote.
“Words aren’t enough to express the joy he gave us or the loss we now endure with our families and friends,” Mare responded in a comment on the post. “He is Godschild now.