MEXICO CITY –
The multi-award-winning Mexican music supervisor Lynn Fainchtein, collaborator on Oscar-nominated films such as “Roma”, “Amores Perros” and “Birdman”, died in Madrid.
Fainchtein, born in Mexico in 1963, was an announcer for the Rock 101 station, programming director for MTV Latin America and music supervisor for films such as “The Revenant,” “Babel” and “Precious,” as well as the series “Elite”, “Mr. Ávila”, “Dark” and “Club de Cuervos” and the show “Luzia” by Cirque du Soleil.
The music distributor Cassette, of which she was a co-founder, confirmed her death on social media and in messages to The Associated Press.
“We are infinitely grateful for all the years, efforts, mentoring and ideas that he gave us. Lynn was a person full of light and music. “We are sure that she would not have wanted anything more than for the party to continue,” the company noted in its publication.
Fainchtein collaborated on all of director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s films. She also used to participate in the projects of Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Luis Estrada and had supervised the music of Amat Escalante’s most recent film, “Lost in the Night.”
The popular films “The 33”, “An Egg Movie”, “Miss Bala” and “Saving Soldier Pérez” also featured his participation.
She studied psychology and during her period at Rock 101 she presented programs on gospel, jazz, women in rock and Afro-Antillean rhythms. She was also a film producer and journalist.
Among those who remembered her fondly was the musician and music producer Gustavo Santaolalla, who thanked her for having hired him for the soundtrack of “Amores Perros,” Iñárritu’s first feature film nominated for best original screenplay.
Journalist Lydia Cacho tweeted: “With this smile of creative genius and good person. This is how I want to remember @Lynnfainchtein.”
“It is a huge loss for those of us who love music and for me personally because Lynn was my inspiration to be an announcer,” Mexican announcer Lucila Zetina wrote on social media.
Fainchtein’s career was so prolific that projects in which he collaborated, the series “One Hundred Years of Solitude” and “The Blues,” are yet to be released.