What is Karla Álvarez?
{{Infobox person | name = Karla Álvarez | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1972|10|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|11|15|1972|10|15|df=y}} | death_place = Mexico City, Mexico | othername = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1992-2013 | awards = }} '''Karla Mercedes Álvarez Báez ''' (15 October 1972 – 15 November 2013) was a [[Mexico|Mexican]] actress. She was best known for her roles including ''[[María Mercedes (telenovela)|Maria Mercedes]]'' and ''[[Alma Rebelde]]'' and as a contestant for ''[[Big Brother VIP]]'' in 2003. Álvarez was born on 15 October 1972 in [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]]. She was married to [[Alexis Ayala]] until they divorced. On 15 November 2013, Álvarez was found dead at her apartment in Mexico City due to respiratory failure. She was rumored to have suffered from alcoholism and allegedly had an eating disorder.<ref>[http://www.latintimes.com/articles/10316/20131116/karla-alvarez-death-shocks-thalia-kate-castillo.htm#.UodupSdfrBY Karla Alvarez Death Shocks Thalia, Kate Del Castillo, Other Celebrities Remember Her : Entertainment : Latin Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latintimes.com/articles/10313/20131115/karla-alvarez-dies-41-maria-mercedes-mentira.htm/ |title=Karla Alvarez Remembered By Her Telenovelas<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2013-11-17 |archive-date=2013-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206180438/http://www.latintimes.com/articles/10313/20131115/karla-alvarez-dies-41-maria-mercedes-mentira.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latintimes.com/articles/10311/20131115/karla-alvarez-mexican-telenovela-actress-dies-41.htm/ |title=Karla Alvarez, Mexican Telenovela, Dies At 41 {{!}} Latin Times<!-- Bot generated title --> |a