( CNN ) Mexican telenovela actress Lorena Rojas died Monday after a battle with cancer . 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 metastasized to others parts of her body , she told Mexican state news Agency Notimex that `` [ she ] was very aware that this disease ... is a chronic disease . '' Last year , she was told the tumor had spread to her liver . Her last tweet was less than a week ago , on the day of her 44th birthday . `` Thank you all for celebrating my birthday with me . Beautiful day , '' she wrote . Rojas starred in more than a dozen soap operas , including `` El Cuerpo del Deseo , '' `` Alcanzar una estrella '' and , most recently , `` Rosario . '' Last year , inspired by her adopted daughter Luciana , she worked as a singer-songwriter for a children 's album , `` Hijos del Sol . '' Throughout the day Tuesday , Latin stars and fans took to Twitter to remember Rojas . People we 've lost in 2015 . `` As the first time I met you , full of light , that is how I 'll remember you Lorena Rojas , '' tweeted Grammy Award-winning singer Ricardo Arjona . CNN en Español reporter Ismael Cala posted , `` It is with sadness and respect to her warrior memory that I received news of the passing of Lorena Rojas . Your life touched many . ''
She had been fighting cancer since 2003 . Rojas starred in more than a dozen soap operas .