Overview

• The Unión de Actores y Actrices announced her death on Monday after she passed away in Madrid on Sunday, 24 August.
• Spanish media report she had been hospitalized for days at Hospital 12 de Octubre and had kept her illness private.
• Echegui broke out in Bigas Luna’s Yo soy la Juani (2006), earned multiple Goya nominations, and won a 2022 Goya for directing the short Tótem loba.
• Her recent work includes the 2025 series A muerte, with prior credits such as Justicia artificial (2024), and reports note a yet-to-premiere series, Ciudad de sombras.
• Public condolences have been posted by figures including Pedro Sánchez and Antonio Banderas, and some outlets report a capilla ardiente at Tanatorio de la Paz followed by a private cremation.