Lupe Ontiveros

Lupe Ontiveros

1942-09-17 El Paso, Texas, U.S. 52 Credits

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...

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Cry Now

Cry Now

2014

as Rosario

4.0
Acting

Cry Now follows the electrifying sexy encounters between Vincent, a street poster artist, and Luzy, a tattoo designer. But Sofia, Vincent's obsessive ...

The Journey of a Female Comic

The Journey of a Female Comic

2014

6.2
Acting

The ups and downs of female comic Kiki Melendez.

Water & Power

Water & Power

2014

as RHD Veteran

6.5
Acting

Twin brothers nicknamed "Water" and "Power" from the hard scrabble Eastside streets of Los Angeles rise like prince's through the city's political and...

Guido

2014

as Maria

7.5
Acting

An Iraqi immigrant hit man, GUIDO, gets mixed up in a deal gone bad and is forced to transport a corpse across the country, with several Albanian assa...

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

2011

as Mrs. Cortez

5.9
Acting

Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challen...

Lies in Plain Sight

Lies in Plain Sight

2010

as Doctor Stone

6.0
Acting

“Lies in Plain Sight” tells the story of Eva and her blind cousin Sofia (Martha Higareda), who were inseparable as children, with Eva the loyal compan...

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

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

2010

as Self

8.0
Acting

A retrospective documentary of the cult classic movie The Goonies. Including interviews with the cast, exploration of the film's locations and unique ...

Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding

2010

as Momma Cecilia

5.6
Acting

The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.

Celebrity Habla

Celebrity Habla

2009

as Self

Acting

See what celebrated Latino actors, newsmakers and a musical legend have to say about being Latino in the U.S. in this sixth installment in the award-w...

Tortilla Heaven

Tortilla Heaven

2008

as Adelfa

4.6
Acting

Isidor's Tortilla Heaven is the best restaurant in New Mexico maybe even the world. But though his tortillas are scrumptious, his enchiladas divine, I...

Days of Wrath

Days of Wrath

2008

as Anita Terrazas

5.5
Acting

The lives of rival gang members, a teacher, a TV news crew and other intertwine in the city of Los Angeles.

Juan Frances: Live

Juan Frances: Live

2008

as Nena

2.0
Acting

Orphaned as an infant, Juan Frances (Spencer John French) is a talented ranchera singer, but he faces a hurdle in his attempt to succeed as a Latin mu...

Universal Signs

Universal Signs

2008

as Claire

5.0
Acting

After the death of his fiancée's daughter while in his care, a deaf man shuts himself off from the world. Haunted by memories, it is only through new ...

Universal Signs

Universal Signs

2008

Producer

5.0
Producing

After the death of his fiancée's daughter while in his care, a deaf man shuts himself off from the world. Haunted by memories, it is only through new ...

Dark Mirror

Dark Mirror

2007

as Grace

5.0
Acting

The story about a photographer who moves her family into a home filled with mirrors which seem to reflect a different reality.

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story

2006

as Mami

5.6
Acting

The story of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teen who was murdered in California in 2002.

30 Days Until I'm Famous

30 Days Until I'm Famous

2004

as Rosa Moreno

4.2
Acting

A Latina working in Los Angeles as a messenger is randomly discovered and fashioned into a pop music star.

Passionada

Passionada

2003

as Angelica Amonte

7.0
Acting

The film is a romantic comedy about the Portuguese widow of a fisherman who died at sea. The widow's teenage daughter, who wants to be a professional ...

Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves

2002

as Carmen Garcia

6.1
Acting

Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Her very traditional, old-world parents feel that now is t...

Storytelling

Storytelling

2001

as Consuelo

6.5
Acting

College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.

The Eggplant Lady

The Eggplant Lady

2001

as Connie

Acting

Based on the First Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, The Agony in the Garden, The Eggplant Lady is a heartwarming story about a family’s decision to mo...

Chuck & Buck

Chuck & Buck

2000

as Beverly

6.0
Acting

Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed beh...

Picking Up the Pieces

Picking Up the Pieces

2000

as Constancia

4.3
Acting

A small New Mexican village discovers a severed hand that is considered a miracle of God, when it actually belongs to a murdered spouse with a husband...

Luminarias

Luminarias

2000

3.0
Acting

Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste ...

Candyman: Day of the Dead

Candyman: Day of the Dead

1999

as Abuela

4.5
Acting

As the Day of the Dead celebration approaches the barrio of East Los Angeles, Caroline is challenged to control the horrifying legend of her ancestor,...

As Good as It Gets

As Good as It Gets

1997

as Nora Manning

7.4
Acting

Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer of romantic fiction, is rude to everyone he meets, including his gay neighbor, Simon. Aft...

The Brave

The Brave

1997

as Maria

6.0
Acting

A down-on-his-luck American Indian recently released from jail is offered the chance to "star" as the victim of a snuff film, the resulting pay of whi...

Selena

Selena

1997

as Yolanda Saldívar

7.7
Acting

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young d...

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

1995

as Doña Rosa

5.3
Acting

Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous year, reflecting on the arduous trek his migrant-worker fa...

Rio Diablo

Rio Diablo

1993

as Ducna

4.7
Acting

Kenny Roger's leaves his good-guy image behind as the rugged, gutsy Quentin Leach, a bounty hunter with a quick temper and a trigger finger to match. ...

Bound by Honor

Bound by Honor

1993

as Carmen

8.1
Acting

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It ...

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

1992

as Gregor's Maid

6.3
Acting

An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldi...

La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale

1991

as Parranda

4.7
Acting

Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ ...

Dolly Dearest

Dolly Dearest

1991

as Camilla

5.5
Acting

An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession o...

A Show of Force

A Show of Force

1990

as Pepita

4.8
Acting

In this thriller, television reporter Kate Ryan de Meléndez investigates the death of two radical Puerto Rican activists, whom she begins to believe m...

Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

1989

as Rosa

6.7
Acting

Scott and Sue Grimes are a happily married and affluent young couple who are about to start a family together. Unfortunately, that plan gets turned co...

Stones for Ibarra

Stones for Ibarra

1988

as Remedios Acosta

Acting

A couple moves to a small Mexican town called Ibarra. They help open a local mine which brings new life to the town and the local ways help the two of...

The Rosary Murders

The Rosary Murders

1987

as Sophie

5.5
Acting

A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.

Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

1987

as Rudy's Mother

5.8
Acting

Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As hi...

When the Bough Breaks

When the Bough Breaks

1986

as Cruz

5.5
Acting

A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found ...

The Goonies

The Goonies

1985

as Rosalita

7.5
Acting

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition.

Little Treasure

Little Treasure

1985

as Market Voice #1

4.1
Acting

Margo is an ex-stripper who meets her long, lost father in Mexico. She looks after him in the waning days of his life, with the help of a traveling pr...

El Norte

El Norte

1983

as Nacha

7.1
Acting

Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the drea...

The Border

The Border

1982

as Madam in Whorehouse

6.1
Acting

A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.

Seguin

Seguin

1982

as Antonia Flores

Acting

A dramatization of the life of Juan Seguin, a heroic Mexican-Texan who became entangled in the struggle between two contrasting cultures in the turbul...

Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit

1981

as Dolores

6.1
Acting

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case an...

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

1980

as Old Lady

6.0
Acting

Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot en...

California Suite

California Suite

1978

as Maid

5.8
Acting

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978

as Maid

5.7
Acting

Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is re...

The Boss' Son

The Boss' Son

1978

as Maria

Acting

Bobby Rose has just returned home after graduating business school. He agrees to start working for his father, a successful carpet manufacturer. Bobby...

A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

1978

as Helen

6.2
Acting

A swinging divorcée is prejudged by a police detective and accused of killing her child.

The World's Greatest Lover

The World's Greatest Lover

1977

as Whore #2

5.6
Acting

When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of...