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Spanish actress Verónica Echegui died
Verónica Echegui was known for her versatility and was able to bring very different characters to life. Then an illness tore her out of life much too young.
The Spanish actress Verónica Echegui died at the age of 42. The union of the actors and actresses on the X. Echegui platform, which was called Verónica Fernández Echegaray, confirmed corresponding reports in a hospital in Madrid on Sunday, the newspaper “El País” reported on information from the actress. You suffered from cancer.
The artist born in Madrid in 2006 became known to a larger audience through her leading role in the comedy “Yo Soy La Juani” (my name is Juani) by Bigas Luna. For the role of a young woman who escapes the suburb in order to become an actress, Echegui was awarded several times and nominated for the Goya as the best young actress. At the Berlinale 2009 she received the European Film Award Shooting Star. It was also in front of the camera in numerous other cinema and TV films.
Echegui was also behind the camera. In 2022 she won the Goya Prize for the best fictional short film as a director, screenwriter and co-producer of the “Tótem Loba” strip.
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Source: Stern
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