Overview

• The Spanish actress and director died on August 24 in Madrid from cancer, a fact confirmed publicly by the actors’ union and reported by her family.
• Agency EFE reported she was admitted to Hospital 12 de Octubre from late July until her death, as colleagues and fans learned of her illness only afterward.
• Political and cultural figures shared condolences, including Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Antonio Banderas and the Spanish Film Academy.
• Echegui broke through with Yo soy la Juani in 2006, earned multiple Goya nominations across her career and won a 2022 Goya as director for the short Tótem Loba.
• Her final screen work included the Apple TV+ series A muerte released in 2025 and the 2024 film Justicia artificial, projects that framed her recent public reflections on mortality.