"Coco" Star Ana Ofelia Murguia Passes Away at 90

Ana Ofelia Murguia, the actress best known for her role in Disney-Pixar’s Coco, has passed away at the age of 90.

The news of Murguia’s passing was confirmed by the National Theater Company of Mexico on X today.

Con profunda tristeza lamentamos el sensible deceso de la primera actriz Ana Ofelia Murguía, quien formaba parte del elenco estable de la @CNTeatromx del #INBAL y cuya trayectoria artística fue vital para las artes escénicas de México.

Enviamos condolencias y abrazamos con… pic.twitter.com/BnEkpxG4k2
— Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (@bellasartesinba) December 31, 2023

Murguia voiced the character Mama Coco in the 2017 film Coco.
She was also known for her roles in several Spanish-language films including Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead.
Some of her other credits include Life Sentence, The Queen of the Night and Mi querido Tom Mix.
Details regarding Murguia’s death have not been shared at this time.