La Tucita Dies: Mexican Actress María Eugenia Llamas Dead At 70 From Heart Attack

Mexican actress María Eugenia Llamas best known for her character "La Tucita" in films from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema died Sunday Aug. 31 from a heart attack. It is reported that the actress died in a hospital in Zapopan, Jalisco, due to cardiac arrest. Llamas, 70, was said to have arrived in Guadalajara Saturday to live with her daughter Maru Lonazo Llamas after living in Tepoztlán, Morelos for three years.

The actress was born in Mexico in 1944 after her parents fled from Spain's civil war. María Eugenia Llamas established her residence in Monterrey, Mexico, where she became the object of much local pride. There, she married Rómulo Lozano in 1966, who was a popular announcer and actor in Mexico.

She began acting at the age of 4-years-old. She played several very memorable child roles, with Golden Age super stars Pedro Infante and Sara Garcia, under the screen name of "La Tucita." Some of the most memorable films include "Los Tres Huastecos" (The Three Men from Huasteca), "Dicen Que Soy Mujeriego," (They Say that I Am a Womanizer) and "El Seminarista" (The Theological Student).