Renowned Spanish actress and director Verónica Echegui died Sunday at 42-years-old after secretly battling cancer according to local reports. Prior to her death, the actress was hospitalized in Madrid. Echegui had her break out role as the protagonist in the 2006 film My Name Is Juani. Since then, she went on to star in a series of films like the 2012 romance Kathmandu Lullaby, the 2020 musical comedy My Heart Goes Boom!, and made her Hollywood debut in the 2012 action thriller The Cold Light of Day. The award-winning actress also made her mark in television with shows like The Patients of Dr. García in 2023 and Intimacy in 2022. Echegui debuted her first directorial short film Tótem Loba in 2020, which won a Goya Award, Spain’s equivalent to the Oscars, in 2022 for Best Short Film. Her passing has sparked a series of tributes on social media, including from Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “I was deeply shocked by the news of Verónica Echegui’s passing, an actress with enormous talent and humility who leaves us far too young,” said the auto-translated message. “My sincere embrace in these such difficult moments for the entire family and friends.”
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