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Mexican actor Carmen Salinas, known for movies like "Danzón," "Man on Fire" and "Bellas de Noche" and telenovelas and series including "María la del Barrio" and "Mujeres Asesinas," has died. She was 82.

Carmen Salinas, whose long career in Spanish language television and film spanned 60 years, died Thursday night. She had been in a coma since suffering a stroke in November, and her death was announced on social media by her family.

Carmen Salinas was a Mexican actress beloved for starring in dozens of telenovelas and movies.Salinas got her start on TV in the mid-1960s, acting in telenovelas, the popular soap operas of Mexican television. She became an icon of telenovelas, working extensively in recent years and beloved as a mother and grandmother figure to viewers.

pic.twitter.com/UdUlvgJCPoSalinas' death comes after she was in a coma after suffering a stroke last month.With over 140 credits to her name, Salinas made her TV debut in 1964 in. She would go on to have a successful telenovela career, starring in shows such as,,, and many, many more.

party with actress Evita Muñoz “Chachita” and actor Pedro Infante.By the 1960s, she was appearing in telenovelas like “Casa de Barrio," “Frontera” and “Sublime Redención” before making her big screen debut in Roberto Gavaldón's 1970's “La Vida Inútil de Pito Pérez” and later acting in “El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro,” “La Misma Luna,” “Todo el Poder,” “Danzón,” “Cartas a Elena,” “Esta Noche Cena Pancho,” “Que Viva Tepito!” y “Bellas de Noche,”She also appeared in Tony Scott's “Man on Fire,” a 2004

Carmen Salinas, who was 82 years old. The news of her death was shared through her family members at 11PM (local time in Mexico) on December 9th.

Carmen Salinas has sadly died.

a stroke that left her in a coma. Her passing in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, was confirmed by her family late last night in a Twitter post paying homage to her massive impact over six decades in the Mexican entertainment industry. Revered in her community for her talent and beneficent spirit, Salinas starred as the protagonist in more than 100 TV soap operas (i.e. telenovelas) and films.

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