Kate del Castillo (born Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo; October 23, 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. She's the daughter of actor Eric del Castillo.
At the age of 20, del Castillo became known for her lead role in the Telenovela Muchachitas for Televisa in 1991. Afterwards, she continued her career in film and television in Latin America.
In 2011, del Castillo earned recognition in the United States for playing the lead role in La reina del sur. Subsequently, del Castillo has worked in several American TV series and had supporting roles in Hollywood feature films.
Filmography
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Live-Action Films
- El Ultimo Escape (1990) as Bárbara
- Educacion Sexual En Breves Lecciones (1997) as Ana
- Reclusorio (1997) as Estrella Uribe
- Avisos De Ocasion (2004) as Amanda
- American Visa (2005) as Blanca
- Ciudad Del Silencio (2006) as Elena Díaz
- Lime Salted Love (2006) as Isabella Triebel
- El Precio De La Inocencia (2007) as Laura
- The Black Pimpernel (2007) as Consuelo Fuentes
- La Misma Luna (2007) as Rosario
- Julia (2008) as Elena
- Bad Guys (2008) as Zena
- Down For Life (2009) as Esther
- Y Donde Estan Los Hombres (2011) as Cleotilde
- Colosio El Asesinato (2012) as Verónica
- K11 (2012) as Mousey
- A Miracle In Spanish Harlem (2013) as Eva
- El Crimen Del Cacaro Gumaro (2014) as Kate / Rosario
- No Good Deed (2014) as Alexis
- Visitantes (2014) as Ana
- The 33 (2015) as Katty
- All About Nina (2018) as Lake
- El Chicano (2019) as Cartel Leader
- Bad Boys for Life (2020) as Isabela Arteas
Live-Action Series
- Muchachitas (1991) as Leticia Bustamante
- Magica Juventud (1992) as Fernanda Gutiérrez Mercedes
- Imperio de cristal (1994) as Narda Lombardo
- Azul (1996) as Alejandra
- Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas (1997) as Ana Hernández
- La Mentira (1998) as Verónica Fernández-Negrete
- Ramona (2000) as Ramona
- El Derecho De Nacer (2001) as María Elena del Junco
- American Family (2002) as Ofelia
- Bajo La Misma Piel (2003) as Miranda Murillo Ortiz
- The Cleaner (2009) as Josefina
- Weeds (2009) as Pilar Zuazo
- El Pantera (2009) as Coco
- La reina del sur (2011 — Present) as Teresa Mendoza
- CSI: Miami (2011) as Anita Torres
- Grimm (2012) as Valentina Espinosa
- Dallas (2013) as Sergeant Marisela Ruiz
- Killer Women (2014) as Esmeralda Montero
- Duenos Del Paraiso (2015) as Anastasia Cardona
- Jane the Virgin (2015) as Luciana Leon
- Telenovela (2016) as Kate
- Ingobernable (2017 — Present) as Emilia Urquiza
Voice Acting
- Cars (2006) as Sally Carrera
- The Book of Life (2014) as La Muerte
- El Americano (2015) as Rayito
- Monster High (2022) as Selena Wolf
Tropes
- Multiple Languages, Same Voice Actor: She voices La Muerte in The Book of Life both in English and in the Latin American Spanish dub.
- The Queen Pin: Became known for playing this role ever since she played Teresa in La reina del sur.
- Star-Making Role: Her breakthrough role in 1991 in the Telenovela Muchachitas, she became more know worldwide for playing the titular "Queen of the South" in La reina del sur.
