:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elfinanciero/BIDG2DYLAZE37EW7ER3UKQEXQM.jpg "The Tragic Passing of Actress Cecilia Priego: Remembering Her Contributions to Theater and Television")
The death of actress Cecilia Priego, originally from Tabasco, was announced this September 30. The Mexican performer is remembered mainly for her participation in theater, in addition to small roles in productions such as Lo que callamos las mujeres, La Reina del Sur and Ámsterdam, from HBO.
Through a brief statement on Facebook, the Teatro en 30 company shared the news of her death: “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the death of our operational director: Cecilia Priego. The Teatro en 30 family mourns her passing and offers condolences to her family and loved ones. Her memory will live in our hearts forever. Fly high, Ceci.”
Cecilia was the daughter of Tabasco singer Freddy Persa, who in 2021 participated in the reality show La Voz Senior on Yahir’s team.
Politicians such as Morena’s federal deputy, Óscar Cantón Zetina, have dedicated messages to the young actress:
“My dear Cecilia Priego, we will always remember you with that big smile and the joy that you overflowed before and after going on stage. You leave a great legacy of life in those of us who knew you,” she wrote on Twitter.
What did Cecilia Priego die from?
Although the official cause of her death was not revealed, Cecilia suffered from cancer, according to what she said through social networks.
She was on the YouTube program Ardura MX Conversa at the beginning of this year, where she reported that in March 2021, after she fell ill with COVID, she went to the gynecologist and was told that she had first-stage cervical cancer and the symptoms had accelerated. for its contagion. She had a hysterectomy.
“It has been a complicated battle,” the actress commented on the YouTube channel, “I don’t want to go in pieces, they already removed my womb, then it’s going to be the kidney, I don’t want that.”
On Freddy Persa’s personal Facebook page, he wrote a message to his daughter:
“I don’t remember the day, the time, but since this battle of your illness began, I began to always write thanking God for your falls and your rises, I understood that it was not easy for you or for us as your FAMILY, but you always showed your strength, your faith, your desire to live as a tireless warrior.”
The musician added that Cecilia defeated the disease twice and in the midst of everything she continued with her work and love of theater.
“Today my flock is very sad, one of my sheep is leaving me, I am sure that God will take it into his own… Today the curtain closes for you on earth, but we are sure that your presence and your legacy will transcend beyond and you will continue your project in heaven creating and organizing theater in heaven for your grandparents, uncles, cousins and friends who are no longer with us, forever my girl,” Persa added.
Who was Cecilia Priego?
Cecilia Priego was born into a family immersed in the entertainment industry, her father is a singer, her mother a stylist and since she was a child she wanted to be an actress.
She studied at the El Set artistic and acting training center, run by the first actor Luis Felipe Tovar, where she was a partner of Adrián Uribe, Omar Chaparro, and Lalo España.
By 2009, she landed small roles in soap operas such as Pasión Morena and Huérfanas. According to Cecilia on her Facebook page, she appeared in the first season of La Reina del Sur (2011):
“What beautiful memories, how nice to remember how we broke ground to enter the small screen and the first TV series sharing the frame with THE GREATESTS (today platforms). On many occasions they made fun of me for going out for 5 seconds or taking extra time, but they have no idea how much these opportunities cost.”
Priego dedicated herself to teaching acting, she was also operational director of the Teatro en 30 project, alongside Víctor Balboa from Tabasco. Likewise, one of her latest projects was in the HBO series Amsterdam, which premiered in 2022.
According to her biography, on TV Azteca, she participated in projects such as What women call us, To each one his saint, Always yours Acapulco, The other face of the soul, Between love and desire, Morena passion, Pobre diabla, Quiéreme fool , Stolen lives and more.
Cecilia acted in the short film Al fin amor, directed by her teacher Luis Felipe Tovar, and also in the series Un mal date, alongside Ximena Sariñana.
Almost two months ago, in August, Cecilia graduated with a degree in Management and Promotion of Culture: “among so much storm, God won’t let me go,” she commented on Facebook.
2023-10-01 17:47:51
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