Lupe Ontiveros
Lupe Ontiveros ( born September 17, 1942 in El Paso, Texas, † July 26, 2012 in Whittier, California; native Guadalupe Moreno ) was an American actress.
Life
Ontiveros graduated with a degree in psychology at Texas Woman 's University. In 1975 she co-founded the Latino Theater Company, with which they occurred in the later years. As a television actress made her debut in an episode of the television series Charlie's Angels in 1976, followed by numerous smaller supporting roles as that of a domestic help, they -. Their opinion, - a total of about " 300 times " played. In the adventure film El Norte ( 1983), directed by Gregory Nava, she played one of the major roles. They played a more important role in the comedy Born in East LA (1987 ) Cheech Marin, who also wrote the script and played the leading role - Ontiveros embodied in the film his mother.
For her role in the film drama ... And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him ( 1995) was nominated for the NCLR Bravo Award Ontiveros. In the comedy Good as It Gets (1997) she played alongside Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt; for this role she was nominated for the 1998 ALMA Awards. The ALMA Award she received in 1998 for her role in the television series Veronica. For her role in the comedy Chuck & Buck ( 2000) she won the 2000 National Board of Review Award, in 2001 she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and the Chlotrudis Award. The role in the comedy Real Women Have Curves (2002 ) on the side of America Ferrera brought her 2002 Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the 2003 Imagen Award. For her appearances in the television series Desperate Housewives in 2004 and 2005, in 2005 she was nominated for an Emmy.
Lupe Ontiveros died on July 26, 2012 in Whittier, California, on liver cancer. She was married to Elias Ontiveros, leaving three sons.