Telemundo Star Lorena Rojas Dies At 44

Mexican actress and singer, Lorena Rojas has died at the age of 44. Rojas, best known for her leading roles in popular telenovelas, died in her Miami home on Monday, February 16, after a seven-year battle with cancer.

Rojas "took her last breath peacefully in her home, surrounded by the love of her family, her boyfriend and her closest friends," the talent management agency LatinWE said in a statement.

Born in Mexico City, Rojas began her artistic career in 1990 when she participated in the telenovela Alcanzar Una Estrella produced by Televisa. This telenovela was so successful that she went on to record a sequel Alcanzar Una Estrella II the following year. Between 1992 and 1997 she starred in several Televisa productions including Buscando El Paraiso, Bajo Un Mismo Rostro and El Alma No Tiene Color until she signed to TV Azteca in 1998.

This same year she starred in the period drama Azul Tequila, sharing credits with Mauricio Ochmann with whom she would later star in 2001's Como En El Cine. 2001 also saw the release of Rojas's debut album as a singer Como Yo No Hay Ninguna, recording songs by legendary songwriter/producer Richard Daniel Roman.

In 2003 Rojas signed to Telemundo, later taping in that same year the telenovela Ladrón De Corazones besides Manolo Cardona. In 2005, she starred in her most acclaimed telenovela El Cuerpo del Deseo (Second Chance), beside Andrés García, Mario Cimarro, Erick Elías, & Sonia Noemí, among others, which proved to be an international success, broadcast by Telemundo. In 2006 she released her second album Deseo.

Latin World Entertainment, in the statement added that: "Lorena takes a step into eternal life leaving as her greatest legacy the love for animals and for art in all its forms, her tender devotion to her daughter, her passion for life, the appreciation of all her Lobitas and fans who she loved until the end."