Overview

• Del Rio’s live performance of “Llorando” in the Club Silencio sequence of Mulholland Drive became a defining cinematic moment filmed in multiple takes with her signature vibrato.
• She maintained a longstanding collaboration with David Lynch, contributing to Twin Peaks: The Return alongside Moby and touring with The Red Room Orchestra while her vocals appeared on soundtracks such as Sin City and Man on Fire.
• Less than two weeks before her death, Del Rio sang at a charitable screening of Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles, underscoring her dedication to performance even amid health challenges.
• Her personal history included the loss of her son Phillip DeMars to cancer in 2009 and the effects of a botched biopsy that later limited her mobility.
• Born in Chula Vista in 1967, she began her career in Nashville before moving to Los Angeles and left a legacy spanning country music, film soundtracks and live cinematic collaborations.