What did Elsa Aguirre die of? The Golden Age actress passes away at 95

Mexican actress Elsa Aguirre, one of the most emblematic figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and considered one of the most iconic faces of the national screen, passed away at 95, the National Association of Interpreters (ANDI) reported this Wednesday.

Las fotos de Elsa Aguirre joven que siguen sorprendiendo tras su muerte. Foto EL UNIVERSAL / Eduardo Morales

"The Board of Directors and the Oversight Committee of the National Association of Interpreters announce the sensitive passing of our interpreter member Elsa Aguirre," the organization noted in a statement published on social media.

El primer actor, Joaquín Pardavé y Elsa Aguirre. Foto Archivo EL UNIVERSAL

In a brief statement, the ANDI highlighted that Aguirre was "one of the most iconic and emblematic actresses of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema" and recalled that she achieved notoriety both for her artistic career and for her image on the big screen.

"Elsa was celebrated as much for her dramatic talent as for being considered one of the most beautiful faces of the big screen," the association indicated.

Escena de la película "El matrimonio es como el demonio" (1967) protagonizada por Mauricio Garcés y Elsa Aguirre. 1969. Archivo de EL UNIVERSAL.

Born on September 25, 1930, in Chihuahua, in northern Mexico, Elsa Irma Aguirre Juárez developed a film career that made her one of the great stars of national cinema during the 1940s and 1950s.

Among the most remembered films in her filmography are 'Lluvia roja' (1950), 'La mujer que yo amé' (1950), and 'Cuidado con el amor' (1954), titles that consolidated her presence within a generation of performers who marked one of the most prolific stages of the Mexican film industry.

Aguirre also participated in dozens of film productions over more than two decades of her career, sharing the screen with some of the main figures of Mexican cinema of the era.

Her passing occurs a little over a year after the death of her sister, the also actress Alma Rosa Aguirre, who passed away in January 2025 at 95 and with whom she shared part of her artistic career.

The National Association of Interpreters expressed its condolences to the actress's family and loved ones.

"To her family and friends, we send our deepest condolences on behalf of the Board of Directors and the Oversight Committee of the ANDI," the organization concluded.

With the death of Elsa Aguirre, one of the last great living representatives of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema disappears, a stage that turned Mexico into a Spanish-speaking film powerhouse and that projected several generations of actors and actresses internationally. EFE

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