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Lourdes Ambriz, Mexican Soprano and Belle’s Spanish Singing Voice, Dies

INBAL confirmed her Aug. 28 death following a distinguished four-decade operatic career.

Overview

  • Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature announced her passing on social media and offered condolences to her family and colleagues.
  • Coverage places her death on Aug. 28, with outlets differing on her age, citing either 64 or 67.
  • An official cause has not been released, though local media reported cancer.
  • Ambriz was the singing voice of Belle in Disney’s 1991 Spanish-language Beauty and the Beast, with Diana Santos providing the spoken lines.
  • She received the Bellas Artes Medal in Music in 2023 and served in leadership posts at the National Opera Company and the Ópera de Bellas Artes.