US EditionPopular actress Verónica Echegui dead at 42 after secret battle
Verónica Echegui, an acclaimed Spanish actress with over 30 film roles and an 18-year career, privately battled cancer before her death, also known for advocacy against sexual abuse.
- On Sunday, August 24, 2025, Verónica Echegui, Spanish actress, died at 12 de Octubre Hospital, Madrid, after being admitted for cancer treatment.
- Echegui had been privately battling cancer and kept her diagnosis from most colleagues, with El País and Hola! reporting only a small circle within Spanish cinema knew of her illness.
- A celebrated performer, Verónica Echegui appeared in more than 30 films across an 18-year career and won a Goya Award in 2022 for Tótem Loba, following an earlier nomination for Yo Soy La Juani.
- Tributes from peers including Antonio Banderas poured in alongside condolences from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and a wake will be held at the Tanatorio de la Paz in Alcobendas, Madrid.
- Known for activism, Verónica Echegui campaigned against sexual abuse in the Spanish film industry, claiming three assaults at work, and is hailed as `an essential talent in Spanish cinema of the last two decades`.
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Spanish cinema mourns Verónica Echegui.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The Spanish actress, revealed in 2006 by the film "Yo soy la Juani", suffered from a long illness on which neither she nor her family wanted to communicate.
·Paris, France
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Actress Verónica Echegui (42) has died in Madrid. Her death came as a complete surprise to the Spanish film world and the general public. Echegui kept her cancer diagnosis secret. She died quietly. The actress shone in "Yo soy la Juani" and won the Goya Prize for Best Short Film for "Tótem Loba."
·Antwerp, Belgium
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