Overview

• Relatives confirmed Negrete’s death in the early hours of Saturday, September 27, with reports placing the time around 4 a.m.
• The wake is being held at the Virgen de Fátima chapel in Miraflores and, according to the family, will continue until 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 28.
• Family statements and media reports indicate she had been facing advanced liver disease, described as liver cancer, after earlier complications that included a pancreatitis hospitalization in late 2024.
• In mid-September her granddaughter Paula Mejía said she was at home under special care and that active treatment was not advisable; she had stepped back from the play “Monólogos de la vagina” in August for an urgent medical issue.
• The Ministry of Culture and prominent artists shared tributes highlighting her decades-long legacy in television, theater, radio, and film, while outlets noted a minor discrepancy over her age, with most reporting 80 and one citing 81.