Actress Elizabeth Peña Dies at 55

 

 

By Aaron Couch and Mike Barnes

Elizabeth Peña, who recently completed work on El Rey Network’s Matador, has died. Her film credits included Rush Hour, La Bamba, and The Incredibles. She was 55.

Her nephew, Latino Review writer Mario-Francisco Robles, shared the news in an obituary on the site. He said Peña died Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. No cause of death was immediately available, she is survived by her husband, two teenage children, her mother, and her sister. May her soul Rest in Peace.