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Helena Rojo died this February 3 at 79 years old after living a very aggressive disease who was diagnosed while recording the soap opera overcome guilt (2023) and whose progress he preferred to keep silent.
The death of the interpreter of Real love and Blacker than the night was announced Saturday night by the National Association of Interpreters (ANDI Mexico); It was an unexpected death for her public, since she did not speak publicly about her condition or her treatment.
“I like what I do, but I don’t like fame,” said the actress. The privilege of loving (1998) on Mara Patricia Castañeda’s YouTube channel, “I like to be free, but I am not free because of work either, I missed out on many things, the family, that is the character I have done the least in my life, the mother, I wouldn’t call it sacrifice.”
Helena Rojo was the stage name of María Elena Enríquez Ruiz (who is not related to Patricia Rojo, as is often thought). She was born on August 18, 1944 in Mexico City and had a prolific career as a model, but decided to become an actress. at the end of the 60s because he said that youth would not last forever.
The actress was married to actor Juan Ferraraher second husband and with whom she worked on a film called Mystery (1980), they married in 1977, but 11 years later they divorced; In 1991, Helena Rojo met her third husband, Benjamin Fernandezwith whom he had a 30-year marriage.
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When and from what did the first actress Helena Rojo die?
The official cause of her death has not been confirmed, however, it has emerged that Helena Rojo died in the early hours of February 3 as a result of cancer, according to Televisa Espectáculos.
Reporter Alejandro Taibo said in TV Forum that the actress had kept in “absolute silence” his diagnosis and did not stop working, likewise, he decided that his funeral would be private.
Meanwhile, the producer Rosie Ocampo He mentioned on said television channel that she asked him not to talk about his illness while they were recording. Overcome guilt.
What type of cancer did the Mexican actress Helena Rojo have?
Although Rojo never spoke about the issue with the media, according to journalist Alejandro Taibo, Helena Rojo had Liver cancer.
Helena learned of her diagnosis while working at Overcome Guiltproduced by Rosy Ocampo, where she played the character of Ángeles Román for 80 episodes in the soap opera that aired from June to October 2023.
In conversation with TV ForumRosy Ocampo said that Helena approached her when the soap opera was halfway through and told her that she had received a cancer diagnosis:
“Was a very advanced cancerhe met with me, he told me that he needed to be absent because he had to start the treatments and everything that entails, we saw a way to disappear his character.”
Everything was ready to give an early end to Ángeles Román in the story, however, after two weeks, Helena spoke to Rosy again to tell her that she had chosen to continue working and carry out her treatment in parallel: “You know what? No. I love my job, I respect my job, I’ll see the way, wait “For the soap opera to end, I want to finish this job, I don’t know if it will be the last.”
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According to Ocampo, Helena already I knew that his illness was seriousdespite her progress, she arrived on time and “studied” until the last day of recording, “she knew within herself that it was her last soap opera.”
“We mourn the loss of the iconic Helena Rojo, a leading actress who left an indelible mark on the television and theater industry. Her talent will live on in the memory of all of us. Rest in peace, Helena,” the producer wrote in X.
No more was known about his illness. Maria Sortéwho worked with Helena Rojo in overcome guiltexpressed his surprise upon learning of his death:
“I’m shocked, I can’t believe it! My dear Helena Rojo has left to return to the House of the Lord. Three soap operas together, a play… Today it seems incredible to me that we will not see each other again. I ask God to grant your loved ones Peace, that Peace that surpasses all understanding. Rest in Peace my dear Helena!”
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