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In this Japanese name, the first surname is Hayakawa and also use Spanish naming customs in the second or maternal family name is Salas.

Hiromi Hayakawa
Hayakawa in 2017
Born	Marla Hiromi Hayakawa Salas (1982-10-19)October 19, 1982 Fukuoka, Japan
Died	September 27, 2017(2017-09-27) (aged 34) Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	2000–2017
Television	La Academia
Spouse	Fernando Santana (m. 2017)
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Pop, Latin
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Independent
Musical artist

Marla Hiromi Hayakawa Salas (October 19, 1982 – September 27, 2017), known professionally as Hiromi Hayakawa, was a Japanese-born Mexican actress and singer who began her music career as a contestant in the reality show La Academia. She worked mostly in musical theatre but also had occasional television roles. Hayakawa was also a voice actress, who worked primarily on the Spanish American dub of films and series from the United States.

Early life

Hayakawa was born in Fukuoka to Alfonso Javier Hayakawa, who is of Japanese descent and a native of Torreón, Coahuila, and Lourdes Elsa Salas, from the city of Chihuahua, making her of Japanese and Mexican descent. Her parents resided in Fukuoka while her father studied Industrial Engineering there. They returned to Mexico when Hiromi was only two years old, and at the time, her mother was pregnant with her second child, Kaori.

Career

La Academia

When she attended a casting call for La Academia, Hayakawa scored 9.7 points out of a possible ten points. Though, before competing in La Academia, Hayakawa studied Industrial Engineering and Systems at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Coahuila. She decided to attend the casting for La Academia because, as with most people who attend the castings, she saw it as a chance of pursuing a musical career.

Hayakawa left La Academia after the thirteenth concert; though she was later re-cast and became the sixth runner-up as the winner. The last song she sang as an official contestant was "La Playa" by La Oreja de Van Gogh. Two weeks after her expulsion, Hayakawa was given the opportunity to return to La Academia and become a finalist. Hayakawa and two other ex-students (Ricardo Hernández Quiñones and Dulce Lopez Rodriguez) were given a song which they had to perform in the next concert. The public would then vote on who they wanted to return to the finale instead of voting on who was going to be expelled. In the end Dulce Lopez Rodriguez won and went to the finale where she won 2nd place. One of the judges, Lolita Cortez, was very disappointed in the results.

Theater

Hayakawa is best known for her work on Mentiras: The Musical, based on the pop culture and music of the 1980s. She has played all of the main roles: Daniela, Dulce, Lupita, Yuri, Emmanuel and Manoella.

She is also known for her role as Mulan in 12 Princesas en Pugna, a satirical take on the Disney Princesses. Hayakawa has also worked on the Mexican adaptations of Peter Pan and Hairspray.

Voice acting

In 2012, she voiced Merida, the protagonist of Pixar's Brave, for the Spanish American dub. She also was Sonata Dusk from Hasbro's Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks, Draculaura from Monster High, Bunny Blanc and Ginger Breadhouse from Ever After High.

Personal life

In 2004, Hiromi Hayakawa participated in La Academia, she had a relationship with her ex-generation partner Carlos Rivera.

Hiromi Hayakawa was married to Fernando Santana from January 4, 2017 to September 27, 2017. Hayakawa had a daughter with Santana.

Death

Hayakawa was expecting a baby, due on October 21, 2017. On September 26, she was rushed to a hospital and was discovered to have bleeding in the liver. Efforts were made to save the child, named Julieta, but she died at around 11:00 pm. Hayakawa died before noon, the following day. She was 34. On September 28, Hayakawa and Julieta were cremated, and the ashes will remain in Mexico City with her husband.