Kate del Castillo

Kate Del Castillo Negrete Trillo (born October 23, 1972) is a Mexican-American actress.

Del Castillo made her acting debut in 1978 when she took part in a film called The Last Escape.

Her other leading roles in 1990s was in Azul (1996), long-running Alguna vez tendremos alas (1997), and La mentira.

At the age of 19, Del Castillo became known for her lead role in the telenovela Muchachitas for Televisa in 1991.

She became well known in 1991 when she starred as Leticia in Muchachitas, a telenovela airing in several Latin American countries.

The following year, she went to star in Mágica juventud.

In 1995 she appeared in the music video "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día" by Ricky Martin.

Afterwards, she continued her career in film and television in Latin America, playing the leading roles in telenovelas, including Alguna vez tendremos alas (1997), La Mentira (1998), Ramona (2000), and Bajo la misma piel (2003–04).

In early 2000s, Del Castillo played the leading roles in telenovelas Ramona (2000), El derecho de nacer (2001) and Bajo la misma piel (2003-2004).

In 2002 and 2003, she embarked on an international tour alongside Argentine actor Saul Lisazo with the play Cartas de Amor (Love Letters).

In 2003, she made her American television debut playing a recurring role in the PBS drama series American Family starring Edward James Olmos and Sônia Braga.

In 2005, she starred alongside Demián Bichir in the romantic comedy film American Visa.

In 2006, Del Castillo starred in the film Bordertown, which became her first role in Hollywood.

Del Castillo made her Hollywood debut playing a female leading role in the 2007 drama film Under the Same Moon and later appeared in supporting roles in films No Good Deed (2014), The 33 (2015), El Chicano (2019), and Bad Boys for Life (2020).

Del Castillo was born in Mexico City, Mexico.

She is the daughter of Kate Trillo Graham and Eric Del Castillo, a legend of Mexican cinema and a soap opera actor himself.

Del Castillo has two siblings: a sister, the journalist Verónica Del Castillo, and a half-brother, Ponciano, from her father's side.

In 2007, she went to star in the drama film Under the Same Moon directed by Patricia Riggen.

The film grossed $23.3 million against $1.7 million budget.

She also starred in a number of independent movies, include The Black Pimpernel (2007) and Julia alongside Tilda Swinton.

In November 2007, Del Castillo 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, she had a recurring role in the Showtime dark comedy-drama Weeds playing Pilar Zuazo, a powerful woman in Mexican politics.

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.

In 2011, Del Castillo earned worldwide recognition for playing the lead role in the Telemundo series La Reina del Sur.

In 2011, Del Castillo starred as Teresa "La Mexicana" Mendoza in the Telemundo telenovela La reina del sur based on a novel of the same name by Spanish author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, a role that skyrocketed her fame across Latin America.

With a $10 million budget it is the second most expensive telenovela ever produced by Telemundo.

In 2012, Del Castillo starred in the Mexican film Colosio: El asesinato, which centers around the assassination of the Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio.

The following year, she starred in the American prison drama film K-11.

In later years, Del Castillo appeared in many American movies, including playing Idris Elba's ex in the 2014 thriller No Good Deed, Antonio Banderas' wife in the disaster-survival drama The 33, All About Nina (2018), El Chicano (2019), and Bad Boys for Life (2020).

Del Castillo continued her collaboration with Telemundo in 2015, starring in Duenos del Paraiso. The telenovela is inspired by the drug trade of Miami in the 1970s.

She also appeared in a number of American television shows, include CSI: Miami, Grimm and Dallas.

In 2015, she had a recurring role as Rogelio de la Vega's ex-wife in the CW comedy series, Jane the Virgin.

On November 20, 2015, Del Castillo launched a new brand of tequila named Honor Del Castillo in association with the Vivanco Family.

She serves as the spokesperson for the brand.

Del Castillo has also appeared in advertising campaigns for L'Oréal and Ford.

In 2017, she went to star in the Netflix political drama series Ingobernable playing First Lady of Mexico Emilia Urquiza.

In 2017, she went to star in the Netflix political thriller series, Ingobernable playing the fictional First Lady of Mexico, Emilia Urquiza.

The second season premiered in 2018.

The series later was renewed for a second season, that premiered in 2019.

In 2019, Del Castillo made her off-Broadway debut in the Audible Theater production of Isaac Gomez's play The Way She Spoke.