'She is devastated': Laura Zapata speaks about Aylín Mujica after her son's death

Actress Laura Zapata has offered words of comfort to her colleague Aylín Mujica, who is grieving the recent death of her eldest son, Mauro Menéndez. Zapata described Mujica as "devastated," emphasizing the profound pain of losing a child.

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She is devastated. I mean, literally devastated, as I imagine any mother would be.

"She is devastated. I mean, literally devastated, as I imagine any mother would be," Zapata told Canela TV. The news deeply affected Zapata, prompting her to immediately contact her own children to express her love and urge them to be careful. "I think this is something tremendous, it is something very painful. No one should have to live through it," she added.

Mauro Menéndez, who was a DJ and music producer, reportedly died in Barbados after a period of pneumonia. Mujica was in Colombia filming "Top Chef VIP" when she received the news. The exact causes of death have not been officially confirmed by the actress or her family.

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I think this is something tremendous, it is something very painful. No one should have to live through it.

Singer and actress Maribel Guardia also extended her condolences via social media, recalling the loss of her own son, Julián Figueroa, in 2023. "Today I cry with you, dear Aylín Mujica. No mother should say goodbye to a child. I know that all mothers who have lost a child embrace you and bless you from afar. May God embrace you, sustain you, and give you the necessary strength to go through this immense pain," Guardia wrote on Instagram.

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Today I cry with you, dear Aylín Mujica. No mother should say goodbye to a child. I know that all mothers who have lost a child embrace you and bless you from afar. May God embrace you, sustain you, and give you the necessary strength to go through this immense pain.