Cecilia Priego, actress of La Reina del Sur, has died at the age of 36 after a painful battle with cancer that accelerated after she contracted covid and cut short her desire to be a mother.

The entertainment world in Mexico is in mourning after the death Cecilia Priego, a 36-year-old actress who has been fighting cancer since 2021. That same disease ended her dream of being a mother because she had to undergo a hysterectomy as part of the treatment.

The actress became famous in acting from a very young age, and in her artistic career she participated in “Queen of the South”, “What we call women”, “To Every Whose Saint”, “Pasión Morena”, “Pobre diabla” and “Amsterdam”. , from HBO.

The death of a woman born in Tabasco happened on September 30, and it became known about her thanks to an Instagram post by Teatro en 30, where she was the operations director.

“It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the death of our operations director: Cecilia Priego. The En 30 Theater family regrets his departure and expresses its condolences to his family and loved ones. His memory will live forever in our hearts. Fly high Ceci”, said the mentioned social network about the death of Cecilia, who was also the daughter of singer Freddy Pers, a former contestant of La Voz Senior.

Persa also mourned the loss of his daughter in a heartfelt message that Marca had access to and shared on his website.

“Today, my flock is very sad, one of my sheep is leaving, I am sure that God will receive it. I thank you Lord for lending it to me, I am returning it to you because I am sure it will be in a better place. Today the curtain closes on you on earth, but we are sure that your presence and your legacy will transcend beyond and that you will continue your project in heaven,” his father said.

What Cecilia Priego died of

Media such as El Financier report that the cause of death has not been announced, although it is known that in 2019 he received the first alert about his health condition when he was undergoing a medical examination.

“They tell me that there is something, but they don’t give me the certainty that I have to have a biopsy,” commented Cecilia Priego in the show “Vidas al limit” that was broadcast on the TV channel. Youtube Ardura MX Converse.

In 2021, after getting over covid-19 and facing the recurrence of severe abdominal pain, she went to the doctor again and was diagnosed with cervical cancer in the first stage.

The Mexican media remind that Cecilia Priego underwent appropriate treatment that same year, which included a hysterectomy, in order to “guarantee her life”, as she herself mentioned in an interview. In 2022, the pains that he “couldn’t bear” reappeared and this was a sign that the cancer had returned.

“The second time, when I was most afraid that it was not a metastasis, my first thought was ‘I don’t want to go in pieces, they have already removed my uterus, then it will be a kidney and something else. , I don’t want that,'” said the actress, who went through chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and had to use nephrostomy bags to help her kidneys work. (AND)