Overview

• Belén Domínguez died on April 26, 2025, at Hospital Ramón y Cajal in Madrid, surrounded by her family, after battling an aggressive grade 4 intramedullary tumor.
• Diagnosed in July 2023, she spent nearly two years in treatment, including 16 uninterrupted months of hospitalization, losing mobility but maintaining hope and positivity.
• Her candid social media presence gained over 200,000 followers, and her memoir, 'La vida es bonita incluso ahora,' inspired readers worldwide with its message of resilience.
• In February 2025, she joined a groundbreaking immunotherapy trial, one of only 20 participants globally, in a final effort to combat her illness.
• Belén credited her strengthened faith and a philosophy of helping others for her emotional endurance, receiving a personal letter of encouragement from Pope Francis earlier this year.