{"id":1982557,"date":"2025-08-27T14:21:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1982557"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:21:25","slug":"netflix-star-veronica-echegui-dies-at-42-after-secret-cancer-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/netflix-star-veronica-echegui-dies-at-42-after-secret-cancer-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Star Ver\u00f3nica Echegui Dies at 42 After Secret Cancer Diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ver\u00f3nica Echegu, a Spanish actress known for <em>Fortitude<\/em>, Apple TV+&#8217;s<em> Love You To Death<\/em> and the romcom <em>Book of Love<\/em>, has died at the age of 42<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to multiple reports, Echegui died at a Madrid hospital where she was being treated for cancer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Only those closest to the star reportedly knew that she was ill<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spanish actress Ver\u00f3nica Echegui has died following a secret cancer diagnosis. She was 42.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Echegui \u2014 known for Apple TV+\u2019s <em>Love You To Death<\/em>, the Netflix series <em>Intimacy<\/em> and Sky thriller <em>Fortitude <\/em>\u2014 died on Sunday, Aug. 24, at Madrid\u2019s 12 de Octubre University Hospital where she was being treated for cancer, according to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/global\/veronica-echegui-bigas-luna-book-of-love-sam-clafin-1236499394\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a> and local media outlet <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/cultura\/2025-08-25\/muere-la-actriz-veronica-echegui-presencia-ineludible-del-cine-espanol-de-las-ultimas-decadas.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:El Pa\u00eds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>El Pa\u00eds<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the outlets, only those closest to Echegui knew that she was ill and she had been hospitalized in recent days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">PEOPLE has reached out to representatives of Echegui for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those paying tribute to the star following her death, included actor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/antonio-banderas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Antonio Banderas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Antonio Banderas<\/a> and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez.<\/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 dialogue\" 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<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Amanda Searle\/Pivot\/courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<p> Ver\u00f3nica Echegui in &#8216;Fortitude&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sharing a photo of Echegui kissing an award on a red carpet, Banderas, 65, wrote on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/accounts\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FDNx7zKL2MD7%2F&amp;is_from_rle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>, \u201cToday, Spanish cinema mourns the passing of Ver\u00f3nica Echegui. My condolences to her family and friends. \ud83d\ude4f #RIP @veronicaechegui.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was deeply shocked by the news of Ver\u00f3nica Echegui&#8217;s passing, an actress with enormous talent and humility who leaves us far too young,\u201d S\u00e1nchez, 53, shared in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sanchezcastejon\/status\/1959937484512448629\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:post on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">post on X<\/a> alongside the <em>El Pa\u00eds <\/em>article announcing her death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cMy sincere embrace in these such difficult moments for the entire family and friends,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Morell\/EPA\/Shutterstock Henry Cavill and Ver\u00f3nica Echegui attend a photo call for 2012's 'The Cold Light of Day'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5cV3XVWPAlllrKH08WDAZg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/df30eefe72e519ae6a46a23196e39ada\"\/><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 dialogue\" 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<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Morell\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p> Henry Cavill and Ver\u00f3nica Echegui attend a photo call for 2012&#8217;s &#8216;The Cold Light of Day&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Born in Madrid in 1983, Echegui got her break thanks to late Spanish director Bigas Luna, who is also credited with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/penelope-cruz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pen\u00e9lope Cruz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Pen\u00e9lope Cruz<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/javier-bardem\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Javier Bardem;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Javier Bardem<\/a>&#8216;s breakthroughs, per <em>Variety<\/em>. The actress stared in Luna\u2019s 2006 film, <em>My Name Is Juani,<\/em> earning her the first of her four Spanish Academy nominations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She then made her Hollywood debut in 2012\u2018s <em>The Cold Light of Day<\/em> alongside Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver and Henry Cavill. Echegui played Cavill\u2019s half-sister, Lucia Caldera, a receptionist who ends up assisting Cavill\u2019s character, Will Shaw, after his family is kidnapped in Spain by foreign agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Echegui\u2019s career also saw her star in 2009&#8217;s <em>Bunny and the Bull<\/em> alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-great-british-baking-show-confirms-return-date-2025-11794480\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Great British Baking Show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Great British Baking Show<\/em><\/a> host Noel Fielding and the 2022 Prime Video romcom <em>Book of Love <\/em>with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sam-claflin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sam Claflin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sam Claflin<\/a>, playing the Mexican translator for Claflin\u2019s British novelist.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"XYZ FILMS\/Alamy Ver\u00f3nica Echegui and Sam Claflin in 2022's 'Book of Love'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gtdfOBZBVlxHgjrSmBSeVQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/7e9b292ee56905e4c3160f8e1e0f66c4\"\/><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 dialogue\" 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<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>XYZ FILMS\/Alamy<\/p>\n<p> Ver\u00f3nica Echegui and Sam Claflin in 2022&#8217;s &#8216;Book of Love&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Variety, Claflin, 39, reacted to the news of Echegui&#8217;s by posting on social media: \u201cI\u2019m heartbroken hearing the news about the magical @veronicaechegui. F&#8212; you cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Perhaps Echegui&#8217;s most notable roles were in a string of TV series, including the Sky thriller <em>Fortitude<\/em>, in which she played Elena Ledesma alongside Stanley Tucci, Dennis Quaid and the late Michael Gambon for two seasons, from 2015 to 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This was followed by the 2017 Netflix series <em>Apaches <\/em>and 2018 FX drama <em>Trust<\/em> starring the late Donald Sutherland and Hilary Swank. Echegui&#8217;s most recent on-screen role was in the romcom series <em>Love You To Death<\/em>, which was released on Apple TV+ in February 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/netflix-star-veronica-echegui-dead-amid-cancer-diagnosis-11798440\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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 uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW Ver\u00f3nica Echegu, a Spanish actress known for Fortitude, Apple TV+&#8217;s Love You To Death and the romcom Book of Love, has died at the age of 42 According to multiple reports, Echegui died at a Madrid hospital where she was being treated for cancer Only those closest to the star reportedly knew [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1982558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[309557,355999,53647,355998,355013],"class_list":["post-1982557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-antonio-banderas","tag-fortitude","tag-netflix-series","tag-spanish-actress","tag-veronica-echegui"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Netflix-Star-Veronica-Echegui-Dies-at-42-After-Secret-Cancer.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1982557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1982557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1982558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1982557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1982557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}