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The movie, which is built around the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead, was celebrated for its portrayal of Mexican culture and its handling of weighty subjects like death in a children\u2019s movie. It won best animated feature and best original song, for \u201cRemember Me,\u201d at the 2018 Oscars.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoco\u201d introduced Ms. Murgu\u00eda to a global audience, but she was well-known in Mexico long before.<\/p>\n
She was born on Dec. 8, 1933, in Mexico City. She studied acting at Mexico\u2019s National School of Theater Arts and made her debut in 1954 in the play \u201cTrial By Fire.\u201d Her first screen role was in the 1964 film \u201cTransit.\u201d<\/p>\n
She would go on to appear in more than 70 plays and 90 films, working with some of Mexico\u2019s best filmmakers. Hailed for her versatility, she often played the role of the villain or antagonist.<\/p>\n
Information on her survivors was not immediately available.<\/p>\n
At Mexico\u2019s prestigious Ariel awards, Ms. Murgu\u00eda won best supporting actress for her performances in \u201cCadena Perpetua,\u201d in 1979; \u201cLos Motivos de Luz,\u201d in 1986; and \u201cLa Reina de la Noche\u201d (The Queen of the Night), in 1996. She was nominated for best actress five times but never won. In 2011, she was recognized with a Golden Ariel special lifetime achievement award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In April 2023, she was awarded the Ingmar Bergman Medal from the National Autonomous University of Mexico for leaving an \u201cindelible mark\u201d on Mexican film and theater.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n