Beloved Mexican actress Rebecca Jones died on Wednesday, March 22, her agency confirmed in a press release.
“It’s with profound sadness that we inform you of the death of our beloved and admired Rebecca Anne Jones Fuentes (May 21, 1957 – March 22, 2023),” read part of the statement shared on Instagram.
No details regarding the cause of death have been released at this time. However, she battled ovarian cancer for several years after she was diagnosed in 2017.
In November 2022, her agency shared that she was admitted to a hospital in Mexico City for a “lung infection and pneumonia.”
Jones was admitted to the hospital due to respiratory complications. She was forced to leave what would be her last television acting job.
Through her representatives, it was reported that the Mexican star was taken to the ABC Observatorio Hospital in Mexico City because she contracted a “lung infection.” It also noted that she was in intensive care and in delicate condition.
In the company of her loved ones
The statement confirming her death indicated that Jones was surrounded by her loved ones during her final moments.
“Rebecca was accompanied at all times by her loved ones. She left in peace and with the utmost gratitude for her audience,” the statement continued.
Additionally, the statement noted that in the following days they will reunite to fulfill her final wishes.
Telemundo’s Verónica Bastos shared on “Hoy Día” that she was able to confirm through a source close to the late actress that Rebecca Jones spent her last moments with her son, Maximiliano Camacho.
“She has a wonderful son, Maximiliano, who they tell me was the one who accompanied her until her last moment in her bed, tucking her in and with her relatives and the people she loved the most surrounding her.
“They tell me that Rebecca died peacefully. She died peacefully because she had the people she loved the most around her. The great actor Rebecca Jones died in her house this morning,” she said.