Renée Victor, an actress beloved by generations of fans for voicing Abuelita in Coco and playing Lupita on Weeds, has died.

Victor passed away peacefully at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, on the evening of Friday, May 30, surrounded by her family, as confirmed by her talent agency via Deadline. She succumbed to lymphoma, a form of blood cancer. She was 86.

“Renee is perhaps best known as the voice of Abuelita in Disney’s 2017 blockbuster Coco,” her daughters, Raquel Victor and Margo Victor, said in a statement via the outlet. “Renee was loved by so many & had fans all over the world. Her memory will be cherished by all who knew her.”

Victor, a San Antonio native, left Texas in the 1960s to chase her dreams of a career in entertainment in Los Angeles, according to Variety. She beg

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