Catalan actress Itziar Castro, Known for TV series such as “Versa” and films such as “Pies” or “Campeones”, she died last night at the age of 46, the director of her representation agency, Gabriela Defti, confirmed to EFE.

The cause of death is unknown at this time, but “everything points to heart failure,” he said.

The announcement was made by director Frankie de Leonardis on the social network X, who spoke about his career as an actress and “his fight for equality and social justice.” He added that Castro “leaves an indelible mark with his remarkable performance and charisma.” Castro was nominated for a Goya Award for Best New Actress for her role in Eduardo Casanova’s Pieles (2017).

In a statement released this Friday, his family and friends highlighted “his wonderful acting and charisma.” “She was not only a talented actress and artist, but also a tireless fighter for her ideals and beliefs,” the statement said, praising “her contributions to the world of art and her tireless work for equality and social justice.”

The family remembers that “he faced every challenge with determination and courage that inspired many,” adds the family, who ask that their privacy be respected during their mourning period.

Born in Barcelona in 1977, her first film role was in the Joaquin Oristrell comedy Unconscious, and she also appeared in the films Entry 3: Genisys by Paco Plaza, Blancanieves by Pablo Berger and The Witches of Sugarramurdi by Alex de la Iglesia. But her first major role was in Pieles, Eduardo Casanova’s iconoclastic film about deformed people with problems fitting into society, for which she was nominated for a Goya Award for Best New Actress.

In 2018, she joined the cast of the TV series “Versaña”, which brought her popularity, and in the same year she signed up as an acting teacher in “Operation Triumphant”, replacing Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, but was fired a few years later. months.

He also participated in feature films such as “Campeones” and its sequel “Campeonex” or “Historias lamentables de Javier Fesser”, as well as in series such as “Por H o ​​por B” and the musical “Once Upon a Time” . .. but no longer” by Manolo Caro and played a cameo role in the second season of “Paquita Salas”.

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