Lorena Rojas, Actress in Spanish-Language Soap Operas, Dies at 44

Popular Mexican actress and singer Lorena Rojas died on Monday, Feb. 16, at the age of 44. Family sources say Rojas died in her Miami home after a seven-year battle with cancer.

Popular Mexican actress and singer Lorena Rojas died on Monday, Feb. 16, at the age of 44. Family sources say Rojas died in her Miami home after a seven-year battle with cancer.

Lorena Rojas at the 2007 Telemundo Upfront event on May 15, 2007. Robson Muzel—NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Lorena Rojas at the 2007 Telemundo Upfront event on May 15, 2007.

Rojas, 44, died at her home in Miami, surrounded by her boyfriend, family and friends, her talent management agency Latin WE said. She had been fighting cancer since 2008. That year, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In 2013, after the tumor 

If you're a telenovela fan and watched Second Chance, then you should know Lorena Rojas.The Mexican actress and singer played the lead role in the popular 2005 telemundo series, “El Cuerpo del Deseo.” – aka 'Second