 Pérez died in office in August 1957.Pérez was married to a soprano, Consuelo Salazar with whom he had three legitimate children , Victoria , Consuelo and Eugenio Jr.

His first daughter, Victoria, was the first wife of Jose de Venecia, who would become House Speaker thirty-five years after Pérez's death.His second daughter Consuelo is a lawyer and served as associate commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission and commissioner of the CICT .