'Second Chance'' star Lorena Rojas dies of cancer

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.

Ugandans remember Lorena Rojas when she starred as a main character in a soap opera ‘Second Chance’ aired on a local TV station in 2008.   

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.

"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.

 What Ugandans say about her  
Innocent Anguyo: “She was a living angel.”

Vivian Agaba: “My auntie bought an inverter during the days of Second Chance because she could not imagine missing it if electricity went off.”

Cecilia Okoth: “She had a fashion sense; I remember the Caribbean skirts became famous because she wore them on the show.”

Ruby Engena: “Sad. R.I.P”

Jennifer Nabukenya: “She was hot and she knew what she wanted so she ensured she devised means to get it.”

Brenda Asiimwe: “She was a great actress; the intensity that she brought to the role was immense not forgetting her smashing looks. She was really amazing to watch.”

Stacie Ammu: “She was the woman married to Pedro (the star of the show) I liked her dress code and attitude.”

Adriane Busingye: “I remember she made the Caribbean skirts common, girls and women wanted to dress like her.”