Rebekah Del Rio, singer known for moving performance in 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 57

Rebekah Del Rio, the singer-songwriter known for bringing her talents to the David Lynch classical “Mulholland Drive,” has died.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Del Rio died successful her location but did not disclose a superior origin of death, which is presently listed online arsenic deferred. She was 57.

In Lynch’s 2001 thriller, Del Rio was the siren of the Club Silencio and introduced arsenic “La Llorona de Los Angeles.” In beforehand of a reddish velvet curtain with smudged mascara and a crystal teardrop connected her cheek, Del Rio delivered a moving a cappella show of “Llorando,” a Spanish-language instrumentality of Roy Orbison’s “Crying.” Her dependable echoes done the venue, bringing tears to the characters portrayed by stars Naomi Watts and Laura Harring. Del Rio’s quality abruptly ends erstwhile she collapses and is carried disconnected stage.

Del Rio was 1 of a fistful of philharmonic acts who collaborated with Lynch. The visionary manager died successful January. He besides also worked with “Twin Peaks” composer Angelo Badalamenti, and singers Julee Cruise and Chrystabell. The last, who starred alongside Lynch successful “Twin Peaks: The Return,” paid tribute to Del Rio connected societal media.

“The quality and astonishing powerfulness of your dependable could really instrumentality my enactment away. May your tone cognize the deepest peace, whitethorn your bosom rest,” Chrystabell captioned a inactive of Del Rio’s “Mulholland Drive” cameo. “Thank you for the kindness and attraction you showed me, it is written connected my heart.”

In summation to “Mulholland Drive,” Del Rio appeared successful Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return” arsenic a philharmonic impermanent and performed her dreamy stone ballad “No Stars.” Her surface credits besides see films “This Teacher,” “2307: Winter’s Dream,” “Southland Tales” and “Rabbits,” according to IMDb.

Prior to moving with Lynch, Del Rio gained popularity successful the Netherlands during the mid-1990s for the rubric way of her debut medium “Nobody’s Angel.” She concisely moved to Nashville to instrumentality her euphony vocation to the adjacent level — she was signed to Giant Records — but a car mishap got successful the mode of those ambitions.

“Some antheral crashed into maine and fundamentally stole my opportunity, and I saw my ain imagination die,” she recalled to the Guardian successful a 2022 interview.

She continued to prosecute music, counting Il Divo, shaper Heather Holley and composer Danny Elfman among her collaborators. Her discography includes her 2011 medium “Love Hurts Love Heals,” a screen of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” and her 2021 azygous “Adios.” Weeks earlier her death, Del Rio performed astatine a foundation lawsuit for the Philosophical Research Society.

Del Rio is preceded successful decease by her lad Phillip, who died of crab successful 2009.