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Rebekah Del Rio, ‘Mulholland Drive’ Singer Who Performed ‘Llorando’ in David Lynch Classic, Dies at 57


Rebekah Del Rio, a singer-songwriter who electrified David Lynch's film 'Mulholland Drive' with her performance of 'Llorando,' has died. She was 57.

Rebekah Del Rio, a singer-songwriter who achieved cinematic legend with her performance of “Llorando” in David Lynch ‘s 2001 opus “ Mulholland Drive,” died June 23 at her residence in Los Angeles. The Silencio sequence marks a reality-shattering crescendo to Lynch’s film — and an emotional outburst, with leads Naomi Watts and Laura Elena Harring both bursting into tears while viewing Del Rio’s performance in the cavernous club. She was called upon by writer-director Richard Kelly for his star-studded 2006 sci-fi dystopia “ Southland Tales,” in which Del Rio sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” during an apocalyptic final act.

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