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Family Confirms Death of Camucha Negrete, Icon of Peruvian TV and Theater

Her relatives said a severe liver illness had worsened, leaving no viable treatment options.

Overview

  • The passing was announced in a family communiqué shared with media via RPP, requesting privacy and indicating details would follow.
  • Relatives and reports described months of decline from advanced liver disease, with physicians unable to begin a procedure.
  • Negrete had recently withdrawn from the Teatro Marsano production Monólogos de la vagina due to a medical urgency, with Martha Figueroa stepping in.
  • Public tributes from colleagues and Peru’s Ministry of Culture honored a six-decade career spanning El Tornillo, Risas y Salsa, Utilísima and Pantaleón y las visitadoras.
  • Most outlets listed her age as 80, one cited 81, and coverage noted that funeral and wake arrangements were still pending.