Lupe Ontiveros
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Lupe Ontiveros 🇺🇸

Guadalupe Moreno
Actress, Latino Advocacy Pioneer, Emmy Nominee
Born Sep 17, 1942 🇺🇸 El Paso, United States
Passed Away Jul 26, 2012 Whittier, United States
Lifespan 69 years old
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"I'm proud of every maid I've ever played, because every one of them had a family and a soul. But our community deserves to tell all of its stories."

Archival Overview

Trailblazing Hispanic-American actress who estimated she played maids over 150 times while fearlessly fighting Hollywood ethnic stereotyping, acclaimed for her chilling turn as Yolanda Saldívar in Selena.

Biographical Record

Guadalupe Moreno graduated with a degree in social work from Texas Woman's University and worked with disadvantaged children in Compton for eighteen years before turning to acting in her thirties.

Ontiveros became one of the most recognizable Latino character actresses in American cinema, starring in 'The Goonies', 'As Good as It Gets', and 'Real Women Have Curves'. In 1997, she gave an unforgettable, chilling performance as murderer Yolanda Saldívar opposite Jennifer Lopez in 'Selena'. A co-founder of the Latino Theater Company, she received an Emmy nomination for 'Desperate Housewives'.

Key Life Milestones

1997

Yolanda Saldívar in Selena

Delivered her defining dramatic performance in the biographical film about Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla.

2002

Real Women Have Curves and Sundance Jury Prize

Won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival alongside America Ferrera for her powerful maternal role.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Rose Hills Memorial Park
Whittier, United States
GPS: 34.0167, -118.0333
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