Antonio Chi Su: The Man Behind Lyn May’s Quiet Strength

This story is about Antonio Chi Su, a quiet businessman who became known to many people because he married Lyn May, the famous Mexican vedette and actress. He did not want the spotlight. He worked, he built a business, and he supported his wife. His life shows love, work, culture, and also pain. In this article, you will learn who he was, what he did, how he and Lyn May built a life together, and how people remember him today. Where facts are public and confirmed, I point to sources so you can check them. Some details of his early life are not public; when that happens, I say it clearly.

Bio

Item	Detail
Full name	Antonio Chi Su (also written Antonio Chi-Xuo in some media)
Known for	Husband of Mexican vedette Lyn May; co-owner of a Chinese restaurant on Avenida Bucareli, Mexico City
National/cultural background	Described as Chinese-Mexican in public reporting
Marriage	Late 1980s (often listed as 1988 or 1989)
Work	Businessman / restaurateur (local, family-style focus)
Illness	Prostate cancer (diagnosed 2004)
Death	2008
Notable media note	Lyn May later spoke about exhuming his remains during deep grief; widely reported

Who was Antonio Chi Su?

Most public records describe Antonio as a Chinese-Mexican businessman. He is best known for his marriage to Lyn May, and for working with her to open a Chinese restaurant on Avenida Bucareli in Mexico City. This is one of the clearest, repeated facts across reliable sources.

You will sometimes see his name written as “Antonio Chi-Xuo” in Spanish-language media. This is the same person. News reports and interviews use both spellings.

A note on years (to be exact)

Different outlets give 1988 or 1989 for the wedding year. Wikipedia lists 1989 in the infobox; other summaries and timelines say 1988. Because both dates appear in trustworthy summaries, it is safest to say they married in the late 1980s (commonly reported as 1988 or 1989).

How did their life together look?

Building a home and a business

After marrying, Antonio and Lyn opened a Chinese restaurant on Avenida Bucareli. Bucareli is a central avenue with many offices and classic buildings, so a good place for a steady, local restaurant. Reports identify this restaurant as part of their shared life and work. People remember it as a small cultural link between Chinese and Mexican communities in the city.

Private by choice

Unlike Lyn May, Antonio did not do TV, film, or shows. He stayed out of the media. Because of this, his early life, family background, and private details are not widely published. Reliable sources simply do not give more. This is important: we should not guess. We can only share what public records and interviews say.

Health, loss, and grief

In 2004, Antonio was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He died in 2008. These dates are consistent in the best sources we have.

After his death, Lyn May spoke in interviews about her deep grief. In a TV interview later covered by Newsweek, she said she exhumed (dug up) her husband’s remains for a time because she could not accept the loss. It is a sad part of this story, but it shows how strong their bond was for her. Spanish-language entertainment media and Univision also reported these statements.

What we know vs. what we do not know

Confirmed public facts

• Marriage: Late 1980s (often listed as 1988 or 1989)
• Business: Opened a Chinese restaurant on Avenida Bucareli in Mexico City
• Illness: Prostate cancer diagnosed 2004
• Death: 2008
• Public grief account (by Lyn May): She said she exhumed his body during deep mourning

Not publicly documented

• Exact birth date, birth place, early schooling, detailed family tree, and full career history before marriage do not appear in reliable, verifiable sources online. If you see exact numbers or lists for these, check carefully—they are often guesses or copied from blogs.

Why Antonio matters in Lyn May’s story

Many fans know Lyn May for her stage work and films. But her home life and business life with Antonio offers a different picture: stability, teamwork, and culture. Their restaurant was a place where everyday people could meet the star in a normal setting, share food, and talk. This is a simple, human thing but it built connection.

Media, myths, and name spellings

If you search in Spanish, you will find “Antonio Chi-Xuo” as well as “Antonio Chi Su.” The “Xuo” version appears in several entertainment reports and in social posts that repeat interview quotes; English-language reporting and Wikipedia commonly use Chi Su. The mixed spellings are typical when Chinese-origin names pass through Spanish media and older TV captions. Both point to the same person: Lyn May’s husband who died in 2008.

Timeline

• Late 1980s Marriage to Lyn May (reported as 1988 or 1989)
• Late 1980s–1990s The couple run a Chinese restaurant on Av. Bucareli in Mexico City
• 2004 Prostate cancer diagnosis
• 2008 Death of Antonio Chi Su
• After 2008 Lyn May publicly shares her intense grief in interviews; coverage follows in international media

Character and legacy

From the public record, Antonio seems like a quiet, steady partner. He helped manage the everyday work that comes with a restaurant: buying, staffing, serving, fixing problems. This is not glamorous work, but it is important. It helped give Lyn May a base outside the show world.

His legacy is not a big company or a famous invention. It is memory: a good husband, a small business that welcomed many people, and a cross-cultural home where Chinese and Mexican food and family life mixed. When people remember the hardest part of Lyn May’s story the grief they also remember why the grief was so strong the love and years they shared.

Final thoughts

Antonio Chi Su’s life reminds us that not every important person is in the headlines. He stood beside a star, helped run a small but meaningful business, and lived a simple, steady life. The facts we have are few, but they are clear: a late-1980s marriage, a shared restaurant, a long illness, and a death that left deep pain. This is a human story more than a celebrity story. And it is enough to honor him with truth, not guesses.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Who was Antonio Chi Su?
   He was a Chinese-Mexican businessman and the husband of Mexican actress and vedette Lyn May. He kept a low profile and worked mainly in the restaurant they ran together.
2. Is “Antonio Chi-Xuo” the same person?
   Yes. Some Spanish-language reports use Chi-Xuo; English reports and Wikipedia use Chi Su. They refer to the same person.
3. When did he and Lyn May get married?
   Sources differ between 1988 and 1989. It is safe to say late 1980s.
4. What business did they have together?
   They ran a Chinese restaurant on Avenida Bucareli in Mexico City.
5. How did Antonio Chi Su die?
   He died in 2008 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2004.
6. Why do people talk about his story today?
   Because Lyn May later spoke about her extreme grief after his death, which media covered widely. This brought attention back to their marriage and to Antonio’s life.
7. Do we know his exact birth date or early life details?
   No reliable public source gives his exact birth date or full early biography. Good sources are careful and do not invent this data.
8. Was he famous in his own right?
   He was not a public entertainer. He was known in business and as Lyn May’s husband. His fame comes from their life together and their restaurant.
9. What is the best way to verify facts about him?
   Check Wikipedia’s page for Lyn May for the marriage, restaurant, illness, and death timeline, and Newsweek or Univision for reports on Lyn’s public statements about her grief.
10. How is his legacy seen today?
    As a quiet legacy: a supportive partner, hard work in a family restaurant, and a strong bond that Lyn May spoke about many years later.

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