Actor and director Clint Eastwood’s companion, Christina Sandera, passed away at the age of 61.
In a statement to BBC News, Eastwood, 94, announced her passing and said, “Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and an important part of my life.”
He continued by saying he would “miss her very much”.
It is said that the couple has been dating for eleven years. The cause of Sandera’s passing remained unknown.
Before this, Eastwood was married twice: first to TV newswoman Dina Ruiz and then to model Margaret Neville Johnson.
2014 saw the end of his marriage to Ruiz through divorce.
Sandera, a restaurant hostess, is said to have met the renowned actor while she was employed at his Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
The couple concealed their relationship from others.
Nonetheless, they were frequently spotted together in public, such as on the red carpets for The Mule and The 15:17 To Paris.
They were photographed in 2016 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles, where Sully was being screened.
They had gone to a garden party fundraiser for animal rescue operations the previous year.
Actor and Western hero roles are what have made Clint Eastwood one of Hollywood’s most recognizable actors.
He gained worldwide recognition as Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry movies throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and his spaghetti westerns revolutionized the genre.
He has, however, ventured beyond these genres as an actor and director, tackling comedies and producing somber biopics.
Throughout his seven-decade career, Eastwood has won numerous Academy Awards and Golden Globes.
Juror No. 2, Eastwood’s 40th picture as a director, is presently in postproduction.