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Spoilers ahead for the film Maria on Netflix.

In the opening moments of Pablo Larraín's film Maria, the titular Maria Callas (played by Angelina Jolie) has just died.

In real life, Callas did in fact pass away in her Paris apartment, as the movies depicts.

Callas died on September 16, 1977, having suffered a heart attack; she was just 53 years old.

An obituary published in the New York Times noted: “Miss Callas had told some friends this summer that she was concerned about her health, but other associates reported that she had been in perfect health and was preparing to write her autobiography for a New York publisher.”

Four days after her death, a funeral service was held for Callas at Saint Stephen’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Paris.

Among the notable names in attendance at the funeral were royals, including Grace Kelly of Monaco and her daughter, Princess Ca