Actress and filmmaker Madison De La Garza is remembering her stillborn daughter one year after her passing.
The child actress turned director and producer, best known for her role as Juanita Solis on Desperate Housewives, first shared that she and her boyfriend, Ryan Mitchell, were together in an Instagram post on June 13, 2024.
She then shared that they were expecting on September 5, 2024 in a post featuring images of herself, Mitchell, and their friends and family at what appeared to be their baby shower.
Unfortunately, just a few weeks later on September 27, 2024, De La Garza was brought to the hospital to have an emergency c-section surgery.
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Tragically, she announced via an Instagram post that the baby did not survive, saying, “On the evening of September 27th, after an emergency c-section, Ryan and I held our little girl for the first and last time. Thank you, Xiomara, for making us parents to the most perfect angel in heaven. Mommy and Daddy love you sweet girl.”
Seven month laster in April, De La Garza shared an Instagram story announcing she had gotten a tattoo of the letters “XO” on her palm in honor of the baby’s passing.
Now, she is honoring her late daughter’s memory with family and friends on what would have been the baby’s first birthday.
“happy heavenly 1st birthday my angel. mommy and daddy love you sweet baby Xiomara,” De La Garza wrote in the caption of her Instagram post alongside a photo of her sitting next to the baby’s tombstone.
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Demi Lovato, De La Garza’s half sister, wrote in the comments, “i love u so much.. u r so strong and xo is always with u. happy birthday sweet angel.”
The girls’ mother, Dianna De La Garza, also left a comment, saying, “Baby Xiomara will always be loved and she will always be watching over us all. I know this is hard for all of us but we are here for you. Fly high my sweet first Granddaughter.”
