Mexican Actress Chachita Dead After Pneumonia Complications

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Mexican actress Evita Muñoz, known as “Chachita,” has died. She passed away Tuesday afternoon at 79 after complications with pneumonia. She was surrounded by her loved ones. Chachita was a very relevant actress in Mexico. She was born in Orizaba, Veracruz in 1936 and was the only child of Ernestina Ruiz and actor/singer Paco Muñoz. She…