(L.A.) Juan Paolo Tantoco, 44, Died From Overdosing on Coke

Case Number: 2025-04377

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 44-year-old Asian male that occurred at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, located at 9876 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Juan Paolo Tantoco.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Cocaine Effects

Other Significant Condition: Probable Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

RIP JUAN PAOLO TANTOCO (January 6, 1981 – March 8, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:05 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on July 9, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.

The decedent was a Filipino business executive who was part of the family known for owning the Rustan’s retail chain in their home country. He was in the United States apparently as part of the entourage of Liza Araneta-Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines, who was promoting the Manila International Film Festival in Hollywood from March 4 to 7. The MIFF’s tribute gala was held on March 7 at The Beverly Hilton. His body has been repatriated.

It is not the LAPD, but the Beverly Hills Police Department, that has jurisdiction in this area.

Paolo Tantoco is survived by his wife Dina Arroyo and their three children.

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