{"id":2077118,"date":"2026-08-04T11:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2077118"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:12:16","slug":"spider-man-no-way-home-actor-mary-rivera-dies-aged-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2077118","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Spider-Man: No Way Home\u2019 actor Mary Rivera dies aged 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NME-news-breaking-1.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Spider-Man: No Way Home\u2019 actor Mary Rivera dies aged 82<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Relatives have said she was &#8220;extremely proud&#8221; to appear in the Marvel blockbuster<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:12:16+01:00\">4th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NME-news-breaking-1-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"NME News\" title=\"NME-news-breaking\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">CREDIT: NME News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Mary Rivera, best known for her appearance in 2021 blockbuster <em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em>, has passed away at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<p><em>TMZ<\/em> reported that the actor passed away on April 15 in Honolulu, Hawaii, after suffering a stroke, with relatives telling the outlet that her condition while in a coma meant \u201cthe family made the difficult decision to remove her from life support.\u201d The report states that she was later cremated in a private ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>A public online obituary (first shared by <em>Deadline<\/em>) read: \u201cMary Egida Rivera, 82 of Mililani passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026, in Honolulu. She was born on June 2, 1943, in Iloilo, Philippines to the late Vicente and Felicia Egida. Mary was a retired Missionary for the church. She was also cast in the last Spider-man movie, <em>Spiderman: No Way Home<\/em> as the Filipino grandmother, she was very proud of this accolade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post continued: \u201cMary is survived by her husband, Alejandro Rivera; children, Carmela Jones (Jay), Paul Rivera (Leilani), Edwin Rivera, Angela Kelly (Jaime); 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite only being in one scene<em> Spider-Man: No Way Home,<\/em> she stayed in fans\u2019 memories as the grandmother or Lola of Ned (Jacob Batalon). Her scene included co-star Zendaya, and involved the introduction of previous Spider-Man actors Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. The two men appear through multiverse portals in her house and clean up cobwebs for her, along with the webs they shoot at each other. 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Mary Rivera, best known for her appearance in 2021 blockbuster <em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em>, has passed away at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<p><em>TMZ<\/em> reported that the actor passed away on April 15 in Honolulu, Hawaii, after suffering a stroke, with relatives telling the outlet that her condition while in a coma meant \u201cthe family made the difficult decision to remove her from life support.\u201d The report states that she was later cremated in a private ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>A public online obituary (first shared by <em>Deadline<\/em>) read: \u201cMary Egida Rivera, 82 of Mililani passed away peacefully on April 15, 2026, in Honolulu. She was born on June 2, 1943, in Iloilo, Philippines to the late Vicente and Felicia Egida. Mary was a retired Missionary for the church. She was also cast in the last Spider-man movie, <em>Spiderman: No Way Home<\/em> as the Filipino grandmother, she was very proud of this accolade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post continued: \u201cMary is survived by her husband, Alejandro Rivera; children, Carmela Jones (Jay), Paul Rivera (Leilani), Edwin Rivera, Angela Kelly (Jaime); 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite only being in one scene<em> Spider-Man: No Way Home,<\/em> she stayed in fans\u2019 memories as the grandmother or Lola of Ned (Jacob Batalon). Her scene included co-star Zendaya, and involved the introduction of previous Spider-Man actors Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. The two men appear through multiverse portals in her house and clean up cobwebs for her, along with the webs they shoot at each other. She spoke most of her dialogue in Tagalog, a language spoken in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>Relatives told<em> TMZ<\/em> that she had been encouraged by family members to audition for the role, and that she had \u201clived a good life and was extremely proud of appearing in the 2021 Marvel blockbuster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em> made $1.9billion (\u00a31.41billion) at the box office, and was followed by new blockbuster <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em>, which was released last week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/spider-man-no-way-home-actor-mary-rivera-dies-aged-82-3960666&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/NME-news-breaking-1.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News \u2018Spider-Man: No Way Home\u2019 actor Mary Rivera dies aged 82 Relatives have said she was &#8220;extremely proud&#8221; to appear in the Marvel blockbuster By Victoria Luxford 4th August 2026 CREDIT: NME News Mary Rivera, best known for her appearance in 2021 blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home, has passed away at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2077118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2077118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2077118\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2077118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2077118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2077118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}