Renée Victor, who expressed the meaningless grandmother who throws sandals in Disney’s animated success “Coco” And he touched the wisecracking lupita in “Weeds” of Showtime, has died. She was 86 years old.
Victor’s death was confirmed Monday by a representative, Julie Smith, who said the actor had lymphoma for several years. He died Friday at his home at Sherman Oaks, California, said Smith, with his family by his side.
A publication in Pixar’s Instagram feeding, which produced “Coco”, said: “We are disconsolate when listening to the death of Renée Victor, La Voz (de) grandmother in ‘Coco’ and an incredible part of the Pixar family. We will always remember you.”
Victor appeared in 22 episodes of “Weeds” as the blatant Lupita kept between 2005 and 2012, among many other television loans, including “ER”, “Matlock” and “The Addams Family”. But perhaps he was better known for what he called The grandmother who carries the flip flip in “Coco” 2017 family movie That explored death through the trip of a young Mexican to the land of the dead.
“I play the role of ‘Grandpa’, The Chancla throwing grandmother who does not preach ‘no music!'” He wrote on Instagram, looking back several years ago. “Enjoy ‘Coco’ with your family this day of the dead and forever more!”
He also looked at “The Apostle”, the 1997 film that Robert Duvall wrote, directed and starred. “He risked with this movie,” Victor wrote on Instagram. “This is where I got my nickname ‘One Take Renée,” he said, and added emojis of laughter. “I had a small role, but how great! Can anyone give me a Amen?”
Born in San Antonio, Texas, on July 25, 1938, Victor began his career as a singer and dancer. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, according to the biography material provided by his representatives, where he released his career singing with outstanding Big Band leaders Xavier Cugat and Pérez Prado. He also taught Latin dance, including salsa and tango.
He met his future husband, Ray, during that period, and from 1963 to 1973, they worked together as “Ray AND Renée “, a variety program took them throughout the world, including Australia, where they” enjoyed a particular fame, “the materials said.
In the 1970s, Victor was the host of the Public Affairs Program “Pacesetters” in Ktla, their representatives said, and in the 80s they had moved to television and cinema.
His cinematographic credits, apart from “The Apostle”, included the 2014 horror movie “Paranormal Activity 5: The Marked One”, “The Doctor” with William Hurt (1991) and “A Night in Old Mexico” (2013), also with Duvall. In 2004, he had a recurring role as Florina López in “ER” of television, and the following year he was chosen in “Weeds”. Other credits of the series included “Snowpiercer” (2020-2021), “Mayans Mc” (2022), “Dead To Me” (2020-2022) and “With Love” of Amazon (2021-2023).
Victor is survived by his daughters, Raquel and Margo Victor, said Smith.
