Guadalupe Ontiveros 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.
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Ontiveros once estimated that she had played a maid at least 150 times on stage and screen; she wanted to see more diverse roles available to Latina actors, noting “I’m proud to represent those hands that labor in this country.
I’ve given every maid I’ve ever portrayed soul and heart.”In part because of her history in this role, she was chosen as the narrator for the documentary Maid in America.
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Ontiveros died on July 26, 2012, at Presbyterian Hospital in Whittier, California at the age of 69 after a battle with liver cancer.
Lupe Ontiveros parents: Meet Luz Castañón & Juan Moreno
Ontiveros was born in El Paso, Texas, the daughter of Luz “Lucita” Castañón and Juan Moreno, middle-class Mexican immigrants who overcame a lack of formal education to become owners of a tortilla factory and two restaurants in El Paso.
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