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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 14: Cristina Sanz (L) and Angel Callahan attend the “Born This Way” Season 4 Brunch Event at Catch on August 14, 2018 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac\/Getty Images for A&E Network)<\/p>\n
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Cristina Sanz, who appeared in Born This Way, A&E\u2019s reality series about adults with Down syndrome, has died.<\/p>\n
Sanz\u2019s parents, Mariano and Beatriz, told TMZ<\/a> that their daughter died of a heart issue after going into cardiac arrest on Monday. The couple also paid tribute to their daughter on Instagram on Wednesday.<\/p>\n ForbesLouise Lasser, \u2018Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman\u2019 Star, Dies At 87By Tim Lammers<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt is with a heavy heart that we share the news that our daughter, Cristina, passed away Monday morning. She suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while at her Day Program and was rushed to the hospital,\u201d Sanz\u2019s parents wrote on their daughter\u2019s Instagram page<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cDespite the doctors\u2019 best efforts to stabilize her heart, she did not survive. We are grateful that we were able to be by her side at the end,\u201d the post continued. \u201cHer death was a total shock and unexpected. We will forever treasure the gift of her life. We will all carry in our hearts the wonderful \u2018Cristina moments\u2019 that she gave us.\u2019<\/p>\n Sanz appeared on seven episodes of A&E Network\u2019s<\/a> Born This Way from 2015 to 2016. Among other things, the series chronicled Sanz\u2019s relationship with her husband, Angel. Sadly, the couple broke up in 2021 amid stresses during the COVID-19 pandemic, TMZ reported.<\/p>\n ForbesVictor Willis, Village People Founder And \u2018Y.M.C.A.\u2019 Singer, Dies At 74By Tim Lammers<\/a>\u2018Born This Way\u2019 Won An Outstanding Unstructed Reality Program Emmy In 2016<\/p>\n Cristina Sanz appeared in six episodes in Season 1 of Born This Way and the first episode of Season 2. The series was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards in 2016 and won for Outstanding Unstructed Reality Program. <\/p>\n Overall Born This Way was nominated for 18 Emmys during the show\u2019s run and won three statuettes. The series ended in 2018 after four seasons on the air. <\/p>\n WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – AUGUST 14: Members of the cast of “Born This Way” including Angel Callahan, Cristina Sanz, Megan Bomgaars, Elena Ashmore, and Steven Clark attend the “Born This Way” Season 4 Brunch Event at Catch on August 14, 2018 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac\/Getty Images for A&E Network)<\/p>\n Getty Images for A&E Network<\/p>\n A&E Network paid tribute to Sanz in a statement on Wednesday (via People<\/a>), that reads, \u201cWe are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Cristina Sanz, who touched the hearts of many through her time on Born This Way. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to her family and all who had the privilege of knowing and working with her.\u201d<\/p>\n In additon to Born This Way, Sanz appeared on three episodes of the talk show Meet the Biz from 2020 to 2021.<\/p>\n