R.I.P. Señorita Peña

Aww.

Actress Elizabeth Peña (Free Willy) has passed away.

Peña, a veteran Latina big- (La Bamba, Jacob’s Ladder, Lone Star, Tortilla Soup) and small-screen (Numb3rs, Modern Family) character actress of the first order, died on Oct. 14, at age 55.

A cause of death was not shared by her family with the media. She died of natural causes following a brief illness.

ICYAW, Peña can still next be seen on El Rey’s upcoming new series, Matador.

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