Mexican actress Ana Silvia Garza's family seeks blood donors at Mexico City hospital
The gist
Mexican actress Ana Silvia Garza's daughter and granddaughter asked for blood donors for her at a Mexico City respiratory hospital.
The 74-year-old telenovela actress had a lung collapse about a year after disclosing a prior pulmonary problem.
How it unfolded
- 2025Ana Silvia Garza said her right lung had collapsed and that she weighed 40 kilos, and that her doctor could not believe she was still alive; she said she had been discharged after gaining 20 kilos.
- 2025In an interview for the program De Primera Mano, she appeared connected to an oxygen tank and said her lungs were affected because 'there is a deep sadness' after the death of almost her entire family.
- Nov 6, 2026Mariana Garza and María Perroni asked for blood donors for Ana Silvia Garza through their Instagram stories; Diego Schoening also shared the request that afternoon.
Key terms
- telenovela
- A television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America.
- pulmonary collapse
- A condition in which air collects between the lung and chest wall, often called a collapsed lung.
- blood bank
- A center where donated blood is stored and preserved for later transfusion.
Source: Wikipedia