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Daily Mail
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Rebekah Del Rio dead aged 57: American singer famed for her role in David Lynch's Mullholland Drive passes away at home
American singer Rebekah Del Rio has died at the age of 57. The artist was famed for her performance of Llorando in David Lynch's critically acclaimed 2001 movie Mulholland Drive. Rebekah, who grew up in San Diego but was of Mexican, Italian and Sephardic heritage, was found dead at her Los Angeles home on June 23. The cause of her death remains unknown. Her death comes 16 years after her son, Phillip C. DeMars, sadly died aged 23 in 2009. The singer's nephew Dan Coronado confirmed her passing with a post on Facebook, writing: 'Just found out my Tia Becky passed away, and we literally just saw her on Father's Day. 'So grateful the kids got to hear her sing. and also that I didn't listen to her and secretly recorded the moment. 'Her most famous song is titled 'Llorando' which is named after Roy Orbison's song 'Crying' which I'm doing right now as I type this out. 'Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift with the world. We love you.' Rebekah had taken to the stage at a live charity screening of Mullholland Drive in LA just a couple of weeks before her death. Her performance of the Spanish version of Crying featured in a famous scene in the film. Del Rio appears to be singing at a club in the scene, before fainting and falling to the floor as the movie's two lead actors Naomi Watts and Laura Harring watch on in tears. In a 2022 interview, the singer revealed that she recorded the track for David Lynch before filming for the movie began. 'There were many takes,' she told IndieWire. 'And with every take I sang along because I felt I had to produce that same feeling with the vibrato in my throat so the audience could see it. 'I also wanted the beautiful girls on the balcony, Laura and Naomi, to experience it live. They were present while I was doing my scene, so I sang to them.' She went on to sing for Mullholland Drive director Lynch on further occasions, including in a revival series of Twin Peaks: The Return. Following her sad passing this week, fans flooded to X to pay tribute to Del Rio. They wrote: 'Just learned that Rebekah Del Rio passed away a few days ago. RIP to an incredible voice', 'One of the greatest artistic experiences of my life (her scene in the film). I didn't know much about her outside of this, and Southland Tales, and that's my point. Never understood why she wasn't a household name', 'This is sad. Rebekah Del Rio had a stunning voice', 'RIP Rebekah Del Rio. Just like in Mullholland Drive, her voice keeps going when she's not there, and what a voice it is. Grateful to have seen her on the big screen the other month', 'I had the immensely good fortune to witness Rebekah Del Rio sing live at @RioTheatre two years ago. 'And yes, she also sang the Mullholland Drive song as well as the one from Southland Tales. RIP to such a bright and brilliant artist'. Rebekah's passing comes just months after David Lynch - who also directed Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet - died at the age of 78. After battling a period of ill health, Lynch's family announced his passing in January of this year. 'It is with deep regret that we, the family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch.' It was later announced that the film director had died of a cardiac arrest due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rebekah Del Rio death: Mulholland Drive singer dies, aged 57
Rebekah Del Rio, the singer-songwriter who delivered a brief but unforgettable performance in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive, has died at the age of 57. Her nephew, Dan Coronado, posted the news on Facebook, writing: 'Just found out my Tia Becky passed away, and we literally just saw her on Father's Day. So grateful the kids got to hear her sing, and also that I didn't listen to her and secretly recorded the moment.' He said she had a 'God-given talent' for singing, adding: 'Her most famous song is titled 'Llorando' which is named after Roy Orbison's song 'Crying' which I'm doing right now as I type this out. Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift with the world Tia. We love you.' Del Rio died on 23 June at her residence in Los Angeles. No cause of death has been revealed. Her sorrowful performance of the Spanish version of Orbison's 'Crying' came during a pivotal scene in Lynch's 2001 film. In the sequence, Del Rio appears to be singing live at Club Silencio, but her voice carries on playing even after she has fainted and fallen to the floor. Watching on, the film's two leads Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring burst into tears. Although the song that plays out in the film is a covertly recorded version from Lynch and the singer's first ever meeting, Del Rio previously admitted she had sung along with every take. 'There were many takes. And with every take, I sang along, because I felt I had to produce that same feeling with the vibrato in my throat so the audience could see it,' she told IndieWire in a 2022 interview. 'I also wanted the beautiful girls in the balcony, [the film's stars] Laura Harring and Naomi Watts, to experience it live. They were present while I was doing my scene, so I sang to them.' As Lynch's musical muse, Del Rio worked with the filmmaker more times over the years. She performed 'No Stars', her song based on a poem of Lynch's, with Moby in Showtime's revival series Twin Peaks: The Return, and also participated for touring performances of The Red Room Orchestra Plays the Music of Twin Peaks. Del Rio, who grew up in San Diego and was of Mexican, Italian and Sephardic heritage, performed live at a charity screening of Mulholland Drive in LA just two weeks before her death. After her breakout role in Mulholland Drive, Del Rio sang in the 2006 Richard Kelly sci-fi Southland Tales, and appeared on the soundtracks for the movies Sin City, Man on Fire and Streets of Legend. In a 2022 interview, Del Rio told The Guardian: 'My voice lends itself to that sadness because I carry a lot of that grief inside.' Del Rio suffered the death of her son, Phillip DeMars, from cancer at the age of just 23 in 2009. In recent years, she endured other hardship, with a botched biopsy for a skin tag leaving her unable to climb stairs and forcing her to leave her home. 'I had to sleep in a converted rented van on the street,' she told The Guardian. Her death comes just five months after that of Lynch, who died in January at the age of 78.
