{"id":1980360,"date":"2025-08-26T12:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1980360"},"modified":"2025-08-26T12:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:35:01","slug":"tributes-paid-as-spanish-goya-winning-actress-veronica-echegui-dead-aged-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tributes-paid-as-spanish-goya-winning-actress-veronica-echegui-dead-aged-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Tributes paid as Spanish Goya winning actress Ver\u00f3nica Echegui dead aged 42"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Actress Ver\u00f3nica Echegui has died in Madrid at the age of 42, according to the Spanish Actors and Actresses Union (Uni\u00f3n de Actores y Actrices) on its social network.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Spanish news agency EFE, she was hospitalised since the end of July for cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Echegui, a four-time <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/spains-goya-awards-history-two-101154082.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Goya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Goya<\/a> nominee, rose to fame in 2006 with her portrayal of Juani in &#8216;My Name is Juani&#8217; (Yo soy la Juani), directed by Bigas Luna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With 50 titles as an actress in her career, she won her first Goya for her directorial debut with the short fiction film &#8216;T\u00f3tem Loba&#8217; (2021).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Throughout her career she participated in film, television and theatre productions, establishing herself as one of the most versatile performers of her generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Her latest appearance was in a series on Apple TV+ called &#8216;Love You to Death&#8217; (A muerte)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Echegui also achieved success abroad. In 2011 she was cast in Mabrouk El Mechri&#8217;s thriller &#8216;The Cold Light of Day&#8217; (La fr\u00eda luz del d\u00eda), alongside Hollywood heavyweights <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2023\/08\/31\/henry-cavills-highlander-reboot-is-back-on-the-cards\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Henry Cavill;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Henry Cavill<\/strong><\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/culture\/2024\/02\/09\/screen-legend-sigourney-weaver-to-receive-spains-international-goya-award\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sigourney Weaver;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Sigourney Weaver<\/strong><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/tag\/bruce-willis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bruce Willis;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Bruce Willis<\/strong><\/a>. She also appeared Analeine Cal y Mayor&#8217;s romantic comedy &#8216;Book of Love&#8217; alongside Sam Claflin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"wdgt-image_capText\"> Ver\u00f3nica Echegui poses with Goya for best short fiction film for &#8216;Totem Loba&#8217; at Goya Awards Gala, February 2022 <\/span> <span class=\"wdgt-image_credit\"> &#8211; Jose Breton\/AP All rights reserved. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tributes to the Echegui have been made from far and beyond Spain&#8217;s arts industry for an actress who left an indelible mark on the country&#8217;s culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez took to social media to express his condolences on X: &#8220;I am shocked to hear the news of the death of Ver\u00f3nica Echegui, an actress with enormous talent and humility who is leaving us far too young. My sincere condolences to all the family and friends in these difficult times.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sentiments shared by organisers of the Malaga film festival which tweeted: &#8220;It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to Ver\u00f3nica Echegui, an essential actress of Spanish cinema who was deeply connected to the Malaga Film Festival throughout her career. Her talent and closeness will always remain in our memories.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Echegui will now posthumously be seen in the Spanish Netflix police series &#8216;City of Shadows&#8217; which adapts the popular first novel by Aro S\u00e1niz de la Maza from the &#8216;Milo Malart&#8217; saga. No release date has yet been set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actress Ver\u00f3nica Echegui has died in Madrid at the age of 42, according to the Spanish Actors and Actresses Union (Uni\u00f3n de Actores y Actrices) on its social network. According to the Spanish news agency EFE, she was hospitalised since the end of July for cancer treatment. 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