Spanish actress Verónica Echegui died on Sunday at the age of 42.

No official cause of death has been confirmed, but she was being treated for cancer, multiple outlets reported.

Newsweek reached out to Echegui's representative via email for comment on Thursday.

The Context

Echegui, who was born in Spain in 1983, became a household name in her native country following her performance in the 2006 film My Name Is Juani ( Yo soy la Juani ), which earned her a Goya Award nomination for Best New Actress. She later gained recognition in Hollywood with 2012's The Cold Light of Day , starring alongside Bruce Willis, Sigourney Weaver and Henry Cavill.

Other notable credits to her name include several television series including: Trust , Netflix 's Intimacy and, most recently, the

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