MEXICO CITY -- Laura Zapata, one of Mexican pop singer Thalia's two sisters kidnapped last month, has been released. Federal District Attorney General Bernardo Batiz, Mexico City's top prosecutor, confirmed Friday that Zapata was "safe and at home with family members," She was released late Thursday evening after being held for 18 days. Batiz said he had no information regarding Zapata's sister Ernestina Sodi, who was abducted with Zapata on Sept. 22 after they left a Mexico City theater where Zapata was appearing in a play. Kidnappers set a $1 million ransom for the release of the two sisters, according to Shanik Berman, a close friend of the family. Thalia's husband is Sony Music chairman Tommy Mottola.
- 10/12/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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