In September of 2002, Thalia’s two sisters Ernestina and Laura were kidnapped while leaving a theater in Mexico City. Laura Zapata, a popular Mexican soap actress, was held for 16 days. Ernestina Sodi, a writer and former Miss Mexico, would endure a total of 36 days of mental and physical abuse—losing 70 percent of her vision as a result of being blindfolded for hours at a time. Thalia rounded up the hefty ransom and her sisters were eventually set free.