Lupe Ontiveros

Actress

Born: September 17, 1942 (69 years old)

Died: July 26, 2012

Place of birth: El Paso, Texas, U.S.

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.

Filmography (61)

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• As Good as It Gets (1997, ★ 7.4)
• The Goonies (1985, ★ 7.5)
• Bound by Honor (1993, ★ 8.1)
• Storytelling (2001, ★ 6.5)
• El Norte (1983, ★ 7)
• Selena (1997, ★ 7.7)
• Passionada (2003, ★ 7)
• Alice (1976, ★ 7.1)
• Family Guy (1999, ★ 7.4)
• Desperate Housewives (2004, ★ 7.9)
• King of the Hill (1997, ★ 7.4)
• Tales from the Crypt (1989, ★ 8)
• Punky Brewster (1984, ★ 7.3)
• Hill Street Blues (1981, ★ 7.6)
• Universal Soldier (1992, ★ 6.3)
• Zoot Suit (1981, ★ 6.3)
• The Journey of a Female Comic (2014, ★ 6.2)
• Reaper (2007, ★ 7)
• The White Shadow (1978, ★ 7.1)
• Weeds (2005, ★ 7.5)
• Party Down (2009, ★ 7.5)
• Real Women Have Curves (2002, ★ 6.1)
• A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (2006, ★ 5.1)
• Dark Mirror (2007, ★ 5.1)
• The Brave (1997, ★ 6)
• Dolly Dearest (1991, ★ 5.5)
• Chuck & Buck (2000, ★ 6)
• Born in East L.A. (1987, ★ 5.8)
• California Suite (1978, ★ 5.8)