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Lupe Ontiveros
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Life & Death

Died aged 69
Also known asLupe M. OntiverosGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/09/1942Born inEl Paso, Texas, U.S.Died26/07/2012 (aged 69)Died inWhittierCauseliver cancerWikidataQ266804 ↗Buried atRose Hills Memorial ParkTMDb#28779 ↗

Guadalupe Ontiveros 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 Ontiveros won the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress, and was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.

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Filmography66 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2014Cry NowMovieRosario72
2014GuidoMovieMaria72
2012Common LawSeriesMargie Lopez70
2010Our Family WeddingMovieMomma Cecilia68
2010Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'MovieSelf68
2009Party DownSeriesMrs. Gomez67
2008Tortilla HeavenMovieAdelfa66
2008Juan Frances: LiveMovieNena66
2007ReaperSeriesBen's Grandmother65
2007Cory in the HouseSeriesMama Martínez65
2007Dark MirrorMovieGrace65
2006A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo StoryMovieMami64
2005WeedsSeriesNun63
2005Mind of MenciaSeries—63
2004Desperate HousewivesSeriesJuanita 'Mama' Solis62
2004Maya & MiguelSeriesAbuela Elena (voice)62
2003PassionadaMovieAngelica Amonte61
2002Real Women Have CurvesMovieCarmen Garcia60
2002Greetings from TucsonSeriesMagdalena Tiant60
2001RebaSeriesPenny59
2001The Eggplant LadyMovieConnie59
2001StorytellingMovieConsuelo59
2000The Brothers GarcíaSeriesAbuelita Maria58
2000Picking Up the PiecesMovieConstancia58
1999Family GuySeriesLauren Conrad's Maid (voice)57
1999Candyman: Day of the DeadMovieAbuela57
1997King of the HillSeriesAnne (voice)55
1997As Good as It GetsMovieNora Manning55
1997Veronica's ClosetSeriesLouisa55
1997The BraveMovieMaria55
1997SelenaMovieYolanda Saldívar55
1995Caroline in the CitySeriesRosa53
1995...And the Earth Did Not Swallow HimMovieDoña Rosa53
1993Bound by HonorMovieCarmen51
1993Dave's WorldSeriesBingo Lady51
1993DudleySeriesMarta51
1992Universal SoldierMovieGregor's Maid50
1992Red Shoe DiariesSeriesMiguel's Mother50
1989Tales from the CryptSeriesMadame Leona47
1989Those She Left BehindMovieRosa47
1988Stones for IbarraMovieRemedios Acosta46
1987The Rosary MurdersMovieSophie45
1987Born in East L.A.MovieRudy's Mother45
1987I Married DoraSeriesMama Calderon45
1986When the Bough BreaksMovieCruz44
1985Little TreasureMovieMarket Voice #143
1985The GooniesMovieRosalita43
1984Punky BrewsterSeriesMrs. Aragon42
1983El NorteMovieNacha41
1982FameSeries—40
1982The BorderMovieMadam in Whorehouse40
1981Zoot SuitMovieDolores39
1981Hill Street BluesSeries—39
1980Cheech & Chong's Next MovieMovieOld Lady38
1978California SuiteMovieMaid36
1978A Question of GuiltMovieHelen36
1978The Big FixMovieMaid36
1978The White ShadowSeriesMrs. Gomez36
1978The Boss' SonMovieMaria36
1977SoapSeriesLady in Airport35
1977The World's Greatest LoverMovieWhore #235
1977Eight Is EnoughSeries—35
1976Charlie's AngelsSeriesMaid34
1976AliceSeries—34
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesRemedios Acosta9
0The AmericansSeriesLucia Valenzuela—