Carmen Salinas dead: Mexican actress dies aged 82 after suffering stroke

MEXICAN soap star Carmen Salinas has died aged 82 after suffering a stroke, her family said. Her loved ones announced her passing in a statement saying she had died yesterday after being rushed to hospital in Mexico City. GettyMexican actress Carmen Salinas has died after being hospitalised on Thursday[/caption] The actress, who appeared in Mexican films and television for more than six decades, was also hospitalised with a stroke in November. On Thursday, her nephew Gustavo Briones said she was being treated in intensive care. Later, her daughter, Maria Eugenia Plascencia, told local media outside the hospital that she talked to her mother who had been able to move her feet. The 82-year-old actress remained in a medically induced coma before passing away. Salinas began her career in comedic soap operas and became known to Mexican viewers for her portrayal of the character La Corcholata in ‘Bellas de Noche’. Since then, she has starred in several films, including ‘La Pulquería’ and ‘Las Cariñosas’. More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online. Thesun.co.uk is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thesun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun. Most read in News OLD RAGE PENSIONERS OAPs brawl in Morrisons car park before they are pulled apart by wife HERE WE GO AGAIN Face masks, vaccine passports & work from home to last to end of JANUARY DADDY DUTIES Boris to take paternity leave after birth of baby daughter with wife Carrie BARKING MAD Dog walkers could face £1000 fine this Christmas for making common mistake VILE CRUELTY Disabled girl, 4, was ‘eaten by rats’ after being ‘starved & left to die’ TROPICAL WARZONE Tourists flee beach after 5 gunmen on jetskis open fire near family resort