Cristina Sanz, a reality TV participant known for A&E’s Emmy-winning series “Born This Way,” dies at age 36. Multiple outlets report that she appeared in all four seasons of the 2015–2019 show, which documents the lives and aspirations of adults with Down syndrome. Deadline reports that Sanz died on July 6 in Long Beach, California, after suffering cardiac arrest. ComingSoon.net and other coverage state that her family announced her death on Instagram on Wednesday, July 8. The announcements are attributed to her parents, Mariano and Beatriz Sanz, who share the news in an Instagram post. Forbes also confirms her death and links it to her role in “Born This Way,” though it provides fewer specific details about the circumstances. Across the reports, there is agreement that Sanz was 36, was part of the core cast of the A&E series, and that her family made the public announcement via Instagram.