Lupe Ontiveros

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1942-09-17 (70 years old)

Deathday

2012-07-26

Place of Birth

El Paso, Texas, U.S.

Lupe Ontiveros

Biography

Guadalupe "Lupe" Ontiveros (née Moreno; September 17, 1942 – July 26, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Rosalita in The Goonies, and Yolanda Saldívar in the film Selena. She acted in numerous films and television shows. Ontiveros was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Desperate Housewives and received critical acclaim for her role in Chuck & Buck, for which she won the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress, and was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

Acting

1997

As Good as It Gets

as Nora Manning

2002

Real Women Have Curves

as Carmen Garcia

1985

Little Treasure

as Market Voice #1

2001

Storytelling

as Consuelo

2007

Dark Mirror

as Grace

1985

The Goonies

as Rosalita

1997

The Brave

as Maria

1991

Dolly Dearest

as Camilla

1992

Universal Soldier

as Gregor's Maid

2000

Chuck & Buck

as Beverly

1983

El Norte

as Nacha

1987

Born in East L.A.

as Rudy's Mother

1981

Zoot Suit

as Dolores

2009

1993

1978

1978

1988

Stones for Ibarra

as Remedios Acosta

1990

1982

Seguin

as Antonia Flores

1978

1993

Rio Diablo

as Ducna

2000

2010

Lies in Plain Sight

as Doctor Stone

2008

2014

Guido

as Maria

1982

The Border

as Madam in Whorehouse

2008

Days of Wrath

as Anita Terrazas

2014

Cry Now

as Rosario

1997

Selena

as Yolanda Saldívar

2010

Our Family Wedding

as Momma Cecilia

2011

2004

2008

1987

2001

2003

Passionada

as Angelica Amonte

2014

Water & Power

as RHD Veteran

Production

2008

Universal Signs

as Producer

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