does any one know who Nica Rogers was?

I know Mi Vida Loca was dedicated to her

Reuben Goodbear Anders. adopted; born c. 1990; mother Nica Rogers was a Latina gang member who had played a small role and served as one of Anders’ advisors on “Mi Vida Loca” (1994) when she died of a drug overdose at age 19 before movie’s completion; Anders brought home the motherless child and eventually began adoption procedures