Lupe Ontiveros

ActorProducer Sep 17 (died age 69) El Paso, Texas, U.S. 1951–2014 (63 year career)

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Biography

Guadalupe "Lupe" Ontiveros (née Moreno; September 17, 1942 – July 26, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Rosalita in The Goonies, and Yolanda Saldívar in the film Selena. She acted in numerous films and television shows. Ontiveros was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on Desperate Housewives and received critical acclaim for her role in Chuck & Buck, for which she won the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress, and was also nominated for an Indepen…

Known For

Film

The Goonies

Rosalita

Film

As Good as It Gets

Nora Manning

Film

Bound by Honor

Carmen

Film

Selena

Yolanda Saldívar

Film

Universal Soldier

Gregor's Maid

Film

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Mrs. Cortez

Film

Storytelling

Consuelo

Film

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Old Lady

Filmography

Acting (84)

Movies (52)

Water & Power

as RHD Veteran

Guido

as Maria

The Journey of a Female Comic

Cry Now

as Rosario

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

as Mrs. Cortez

Our Family Wedding

as Momma Cecilia

Lies in Plain Sight

as Doctor Stone

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'

2010

as Self

8.0

Celebrity Habla

2009

as Self

Universal Signs

as Claire

Tortilla Heaven

as Adelfa

Juan Frances: Live

as Nena

Days of Wrath

as Anita Terrazas

This Christmas

as Rosie

Dark Mirror

as Grace

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

2006

as Mami

5.3

30 Days Until I'm Famous

as Rosa Moreno

Passionada

as Angelica Amonte

Real Women Have Curves

as Carmen Garcia

Storytelling

as Consuelo

The Eggplant Lady

as Connie

Picking Up the Pieces

as Constancia

Luminarias

Chuck & Buck

as Beverly

Candyman: Day of the Dead

as Abuela

As Good as It Gets

as Nora Manning

Selena

as Yolanda Saldívar

The Brave

as Maria

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

as Doña Rosa

Bound by Honor

as Carmen

Rio Diablo

as Ducna

Universal Soldier

as Gregor's Maid

Dolly Dearest

as Camilla

La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale

as Parranda

A Show of Force

as Pepita

Those She Left Behind

1989

as Rosa

6.7

Stones for Ibarra

1988

as Remedios Acosta

Born in East L.A.

as Rudy's Mother

The Rosary Murders

as Sophie

When the Bough Breaks

as Cruz

The Goonies

as Rosalita

Little Treasure

as Market Voice #1

El Norte

as Nacha

Seguin

as Antonia Flores

The Border

1982

as Madam in Whorehouse

6.1

Zoot Suit

1981

as Dolores

6.3

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

as Old Lady

California Suite

as Maid

The Big Fix

as Maid

A Question of Guilt

as Helen

The Boss' Son

as Maria

The World's Greatest Lover

1977

as Whore #2

5.5

Television (32)

Common Law

¡Rob!

as Abuelita

Party Down

as Mrs. Gomez

Reaper

as Ben's Grandmother

Cory in the House

as Mama Martínez

Weeds

as Nun

Mind of Mencia

Desperate Housewives

as Juanita 'Mama' Solis

7.9

Maya & Miguel

2004

as Abuela Elena (voice)

6.5

Leap of Faith

2002

as Lupe

9.0

Greetings from Tucson

2002

as Magdalena Tiant

Reba

2001

as Penny

6.5

The Brothers García

2000

as Telenovela Actress

8.2

Family Guy

1999

as Lauren Conrad's Maid (voice)

King of the Hill

as Anne (voice)

Veronica's Closet

as Louisa

Caroline in the City

as Rosa

Dave's World

as Bingo Lady

Dudley

as Marta

Red Shoe Diaries

as Miguel's Mother

Tales from the Crypt

as Madame Leona

I Married Dora

as Mama Calderon

Punky Brewster

as Mrs. Aragon

Fame

Hill Street Blues

The White Shadow

as Mrs. Gomez

Eight Is Enough

Soap

as Lady in Airport

Charlie's Angels

as Maid

Alice

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Remedios Acosta

8.6

The Americans

as Lucia Valenzuela

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Universal Signs

2008

Producer

5.0