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Actress Elizabeth Pena poses backstage after receiving honors for Outstanding Actress in a New Television Series for "Resurrection Blvd." at the sixth annual American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Awards April 22, 2001 in Pasadena, California.

Elizabeth Peña paved the way for Latinas in Hollywood

October 16, 2014Media

Cuban-American actress Elizabeth Peña died on Wednesday in Los Angeles at the age of 55. Fans remember her for taking on those “tent pole” roles that moved her out of stereotypical Latina characters and into the mainstream.

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