Lupe Ontiveros | |
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 Lupe Ontiveros, March 2008 | |
| Born | Guadalupe Moreno (1942-09-17)September 17, 1942 |
| Died | July 26, 2012(2012-07-26) (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Texas Woman's University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1968– 2012 |
| Spouse | Elías Ontiveros (1966 – 2012; her death) |
| Children | 3 |
Lupe Ontiveros (September 17, 1942 - July 26, 2012) was an Mexican-American movie and television actress. Ontiveros acted in a lot of movies and television series. She usually took the role of amaid or a grandmother. Ontiveros has told interviewers that she has played a maid at least 150 times on stage and in movies. She was nominated for anEmmy Award for her role onDesperate Housewives. She also was given positivereviews for her role inChuck and Buck. She won the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress. She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award.[1] Ontiveros took the role asYolanda Saldivar in the 1997biographical movieSelena.[2]
Ontiveros was bornGuadalupe Moreno inEl Paso, Texas, toMexicanimmigrant parents.Ontiveros and her husband, Elías, have three sons. Elías and their sons live inPico Rivera, California.[3] Lupe Ontiveros died on July 26, 2012.[3] She died ofliver cancer. She was 69 years old.[4]
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