Paz Eufrasia Yrarrázaval Donoso (May 16, 1931 in Santiago

Santiago, Chile

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 – April 11, 2010) was a Chile

Chile

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an actress, best known for her work in television series during the 1980s and 1990s. Her credits included Mi nombres es Lara, La madrastra and La torre 10.

Paz, daughter of Joaquín Yrarrázaval Larraín, of Basque

Basque people

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 descent, and Ana Donoso Foster, served as the former director of the Escuela de Teatro at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is one of the six Catholic Universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two Pontifical Universities in the country, along with the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. It is also one of Chile's oldest universities and...

 (UC), the same University where she studied acting.. She also founded two Chilean theater companies - Ictus and Teatro de Cámara.

Yrarrázaval, who suffered from rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks synovial joints. The process produces an inflammatory response of the synovium secondary to hyperplasia of synovial cells, excess synovial fluid, and the development...

, died around 2 a.m. on April 11, 2010, at her apartment in Providencia, Chile

Providencia, Chile

Providencia is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Part of Greater Santiago, it is bordered by the communes of Santiago to the west, Recoleta to the northwest, Las Condes and Vitacura to the northeast, La Reina to the east, and Ñuñoa to the south.In 2006...

, at the age of 78. Her funeral was held at Iglesia de la Anunciación in Plaza Pedro de Valdivia and she was buried at Cementerio Católico.

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