"Kate del Castillo"
Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo is a Mexican actress.
She made her acting debut in 1978 when she took part in a film called The Last Escape. She became well known in 1991 when she starred as Leticia in Muchachitas, a telenovela airing in several Latin American countries, as well as in La Reina del Sur for the Telemundo network and in other telenovelas as a leading actress
In 2002 and 2003, she embarked on an international tour alongside Argentinian actor Saul Lisazo with the play Cartas de Amor (Love Letters). In November 2007, she was named one of the "Stars of the Year" and in 2011 one of the "25 most influential women" and "50 most beautiful" by People en Español magazine. In 2009, del Castillo was appointed Ambassador for the Mexican Commission on Human Rights and the following year she helped launch the Blue Heart Campaign in order to raise awareness and fight human trafficking.
Del Castillo was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the daughter of Kate Trillo and Eric del Castillo, a legend of the Mexican cinema's golden era and a soap opera actor himself. Del Castillo also has two other siblings; a sister Verónica, and a half-brother Ponciano, from her father's side. On February 3, 2001, she married football player Luis García. The marriage was dissolved on September 1, 2004. Del Castillo lives in Los Angeles. On August 22, 2005, it was reported by the LAPD that del Castillo's new house, in Los Angeles, had been broken into by thieves, who took some jewelry from the actress. del Castillo was in Los Angeles filming Bordertown, a film about the deaths in Ciudad Juárez, alongside Jennifer Lopez, when the robbery occurred. In August 2009, del Castillo married Aarón Díaz in a Las Vegas ceremony. On July 26, 2011, it was announced that Kate and Díaz were separating.
On January 9, 2012 Del Castillo posted controversial support for drug trafficker Chapo Guzman on her Twextra page, stating "Today I believe more in the Chapo Guzmán [than in] government that hides painful truths from me, who hide the cure for cancer, AIDS, etc.. for their own benefit and wealth." Later in the year, she posed in a PETA ad campaign, encouraging pet owners to "fiercely protect" their dogs and cats by keeping them indoors.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes and Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Los de abajo | N/A | |
| 1983 | Las sobrinas del diablo | ||
| 1990 | El último escape | Bárbara | |
| 1991 | Ambición sangrienta | N/A | |
| Violencia en altamar | Video | ||
| 1993 | Sendero mortal | video | |
| 1994 | Amor que mata | ||
| 1997 | Educación sexual en breves lecciones | Ana | |
| Reclusorio | Estrella Uribe | Segment "Sangre entre Mujeres" | |
| 1999 | Sendero mortal II | N/A | |
| 2004 | Avisos de ocasión | Amanda | |
| La Riviera Maya | Kate | TV movie, also executive producer | |
| 2005 | American Visa | Blanca | Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva Award for Best Actress Nominated - Ariel Award for Best Actress |
| 2006 | Bordertown | Elena Diaz | |
| Lime Salted Love | Isabella Triebel | ||
| 2007 | Trade | Laura | National Hispanic Media - "Outstanding Performance in a Motion Picture" award |
| The Black Pimpernel | Consuelo Fuentes | ||
| Under the Same Moon | Rosario | National Hispanic Media - "Outstanding Performance in a Motion Picture" award Imagen Foundation Award for Best Actress Nominated - Diosa de Plata for Best Actress | |
| 2008 | Julia | Elena | |
| Bad Guys | Zena | ||
| 2009 | Down For Life | Esther | |
| 2010 | The Miracle of Spanish Harlem | Eva | |
| 2011 | Without Men | Cleotilde | |
| K-11 | Mousey | ||
| Redemption | Jada | ||
| 2014 | No Good Deed | Alexis | |
| The Book of Life | La Muerte | Voice | |
| 2015 | El Americano: The Movie | Rayito | Voice Post-production |
| Year | Project | Role | Notes and Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Muchachitas | Leticia | Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Female Revelation |
| 1992 | Mágica juventud | Fernanda | Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Female Revelation |
| 1994 | Imperio de Cristal | Narda Lombardo | Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actress |
| 1995 | Mujer, casos de la vida real | N/A | Episode: "Aunque parezca mentira" |
| 1996 | Azul | Alejandra | |
| 1997 | Alguna vez Tendremos Alas | Ana Hernández | Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actress |
| 1998 | La Mentira | Verónica Fernández Negrete | Nominated - TVyNovelas Award for Best Young Lead Actress |
| 2000 | Ramona | Ramona Moreno | |
| 2001 | El Derecho de Nacer | María Elena del Junco | |
| 2002 | American family | Ofelia | |
| 2009 | Bajo la Misma Piel | Miranda Murillo Ortiz | |
| The Cleaner | Josefina | ||
| Weeds | Pilar Zuazo | 6 Episodes | |
| El Pantera | Coco | Season 3: "Viene Coco" (episode 5) and "Cosecha de amapolas" (episode 6) | |
| 2011 | La Reina del Sur | Teresa Mendoza | "Diosa de Plata Dolores del Río" award People en Español Award for Best Actress |
| CSI: Miami | Anita Torres | Episode: "Killer Regrets" | |
| 2012 | Grimm | Detective Valentina Espinosa | Episode: "La Llorona" |
| 2015 | Dueños del paraíso | Anastasia Cardona | Main Protagonist Post-production |
| Year | Web | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vidas Cruzadas | Mariana | Internet novela for Univision, also co-producer |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Nominated | |||
| 1995 | Won | |||
| 1998 | Nominated | |||
| 1999 | ||||
| 2005 | ||||
| 2006 | Won | |||
| 2008 | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Won | |||
| Best Couple (with Iván Sánchez) | Nominated | |||
| Best Couple (with Rafael Amaya) |
Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/
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