The actress Julia Marichal was a renowned personality in the Mexican show business who tragically died in 2011. Few know that she was the aunt of the singers Kalimba and M’balia of the musical group OV7.
The outstanding actress had participated in various iconic melodramas of the Estrellas channel, sharing credits with personalities such as Thalia in the successful soap opera Marimar.
However, the tragic death of this actress undoubtedly caused astonishment in the world of entertainment because, due to the conditions of her death, few details were revealed by the authorities at the time, the same as in American Post News we will tell you below.
Kalimba’s aunt who tragically died

As we previously informed you at the beginning of this note, Julia Marichal was an outstanding film, theater, and television actress who died tragically at the beginning of the 2000s for reasons that give more than one goosebumps.
It was in the year 2011 when the news shocked the public viewing soap operas, as one of the most beloved actresses of entertainment would have been reported missing.
In such a way, the Cuban actress Julia Marichal, who was part of the soap opera Marimar beside Thalia, was found dead on December 2 of that same year; however, it was detailed that the actress had been dismembered by her perpetrators.
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Those responsible were arrested at the end of 2011; it is about Peter Castellanos, his personal assistant, and a woman named Anna Bethsaida, who pleaded guilty to the actress’s tragic death and now remains in prison with a sentence of 52 years.
About this event, her nephews, Kalimba and M’balia Marichal, recounted how painful it was for the family to live through the process, ensuring they miss their beloved aunt every day.
Who is Kalimba?

Kalimba Kadjaly Marichal Ibar is a successful pop rock and dance music singer who rose to fame in the 1990s thanks to the popular group OV7, from which he separated a few years later to make his solo career.
His greatest hits include songs like “Tocando fondo,” “Se te olvidó,” “Duele,” and “Solo déjate amar.” He also stands out for his tributes to the music of the great performers with the album with blues and Big Bang that he presented in 2011.

Kalimba and his sister M’Balia have decided to return to the OV7, a group that will finally celebrate its 30th anniversary with an extensive concert tour throughout the Mexican Republic.