Lupe Ontiveros cause of death

Guadalupe Ontiveros was an American actress notable for her roles as Rosalita in The Goonies and Yolanda Saldívar in Selena. She appeared in several films and television shows.

Ontiveros previously estimated that she had played a maid at least 150 times on stage and in cinema; she wanted to see more diversified roles for Latina performers, stating, “I’m pleased to represent those hands who labor in this country.

Every maid I’ve ever depicted has had soul and heart.”She was chosen as the narrator for the documentary Maid in America in part due to her previous experience in this job.

Ontiveros, 69, died on July 26, 2012, at Presbyterian Hospital in Whittier, California, following a fight with liver cancer.

Lupe Ontiveros cause of death

Lupe Ontiveros, a Mexican-American character actress who struggled through Hollywood typecasting to play memorable roles in television and film and become a model of perseverance for Latino actors, died on Thursday in Whittier, Calif. She was 69. A son, Nicholas Ontiveros, said the cause was liver cancer