Mexican Animator Luis De La Rosa Dies In Annecy Train Tracks Accident
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Key Points:
- Mexican animator Luis de la Rosa, known for his work on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and My Little Pony: The Movie, died in an accident at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.
- De la Rosa, 34, was struck by a train near the festival venue on June 24 while attending the event, with emergency services unable to save him.
- The Annecy Festival confirmed his death as tragic, with Artistic Director Marcel Jean set to offer condolences at the closing ceremony.
- De la Rosa was attending the festival’s MIFA market with his original project Ash Raider World and had a background in animation from Vancouver Film School.
- Colleagues and festival attendees expressed shock and sadness on social media following the news of his passing.
