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Washington, Oct 3 (Prensa Latina) A few weeks after receiving an apology from the Hollywood Academy, the indigenous actress Sacheen Littlefeather, who rejected an Oscar award on behalf of actor Marlon Brando, died at the age of 75, international media highlighted today. Littlefeather, a victim of breast cancer, suffered discrimination from presenters and the audience at the gala held in 1973, where there were boos and comments of a racist nature due to her typical clothing from the Apache community.