Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

Acting
Born 1942-09-17 El Paso, Texas, U.S. 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.8
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...
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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.

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Common Law poster
Common Law
as Margie Lopez
2012-05-11
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¡Rob! poster
¡Rob!
as Abuelita
2012-01-12
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Party Down poster
Party Down
as Mrs. Gomez
2009-03-20
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Reaper poster
Reaper
as Ben's Grandmother
2007-09-25
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Cory in the House poster
Cory in the House
as Mama Martínez
2007-01-12
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Weeds poster
Weeds
as Nun
2005-08-07
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Mind of Mencia poster
Mind of Mencia
2005-07-06
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Maya & Miguel poster
Maya & Miguel
as Abuela Elena (voice)
2004-10-11
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