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Born This Way Star Cristina Sanz Dies of Cardiac Arrest

7/10/2026

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Cristina Sanz died on July 6 in the United States after sudden cardiac arrest at her Day Program.
Her parents, Mariano and Beatriz Sanz, announced the death on Instagram on July 8; doctors could not stabilize her heart at the hospital, prompting A&E to express deep sadness and sympathy to the family.
Sanz appeared in all four seasons of Born This Way (Dec 2015–Dec 2019), which earned three Emmy Awards in 2016 and 2017.

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Cristina Sanz died on July 6 in the United States after sudden cardiac arrest at her Day Program.
Her parents, Mariano and Beatriz Sanz, announced the death on Instagram on July 8; doctors could not stabilize her heart at the hospital, prompting A&E to express deep sadness and sympathy to the family.
Sanz appeared in all four seasons of Born This Way (Dec 2015–Dec 2019), which earned three Emmy Awards in 2016 and 2017.