Actress
Elizabeth
Pena
died
due
to
complications
caused
by
alcohol
abuse,
says
a
report.
The
actress'
death
certificate
reveals
Pena
suffered
from
cirrhosis
of
the
liver
"due
to
alcohol".
She
had
the
disease
for
months,
but
it
became
acute
shortly
before
her
death,
reports
TMZ
The
death
certificate
says
the
55-year-old
star
had
acute
gastrointestinal
bleeding
hours
before
her
death,
which
caused
her
heart
to
stop.
Elizabeth
Pena
died
on
October
14
at
Cedars-Sinai
Medical
Center.
In
1987,
Elizabeth
landed
her
breakthrough
role
in
La
Bamba.
Pena
recently
filmed
a
guest
appearance
on
Modern
Family
as
Sofia
Vergara's
mother
and
she
also
starred
in
the
first
season
of
Matador
on
the
El
Rey
Network.
As
soon
as
Pena's
cause
of
death
was
reported,
fans
on
Twitter
started
blaming
the
star.
Alcoholism
is
dangerous
and
unhealthy.
Some
tweets
read
that
Pena
could
have
saved
her
life
if
she
had
stopped
drinking.
However,
Elizabeth
Pena
after
her
35-year
long
career
has
left
quite
a
legacy
and
her
great
talent
was
lost
before
her
time.