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
Complete Filmography

Cry Now
2014
as Rosario
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
2014
The ups and downs of female comic Kiki Melendez.

Water & Power
2014
as RHD Veteran
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
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
2011
as Mrs. Cortez
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
2010
as Doctor Stone
“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'
2010
as Self
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
2010
as Momma Cecilia
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
2009
as Self
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
2008
as Adelfa
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
2008
as Anita Terrazas
The lives of rival gang members, a teacher, a TV news crew and other intertwine in the city of Los Angeles.

Juan Frances: Live
2008
as Nena
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
2008
as Claire
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
2008
Producer
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
2007
as Grace
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
2006
as Mami
The story of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teen who was murdered in California in 2002.

30 Days Until I'm Famous
2004
as Rosa Moreno
A Latina working in Los Angeles as a messenger is randomly discovered and fashioned into a pop music star.

Passionada
2003
as Angelica Amonte
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
2002
as Carmen Garcia
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
2001
as Consuelo
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.

The Eggplant Lady
2001
as Connie
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
2000
as Beverly
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
2000
as Constancia
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
2000
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
1999
as Abuela
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
1997
as Nora Manning
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
1997
as Maria
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
1997
as Yolanda Saldívar
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
1995
as Doña Rosa
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
1993
as Ducna
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
1993
as Carmen
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
1992
as Gregor's Maid
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
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
1991
as Camilla
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
1990
as Pepita
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
1989
as Rosa
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
1988
as Remedios Acosta
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
1987
as Sophie
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.
1987
as Rudy's Mother
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
1986
as Cruz
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
1985
as Rosalita
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
1985
as Market Voice #1
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
1983
as Nacha
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
1982
as Madam in Whorehouse
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
1982
as Antonia Flores
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
1981
as Dolores
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
1980
as Old Lady
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
1978
as Maid
The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The Big Fix
1978
as Maid
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
1978
as Maria
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
1978
as Helen
A swinging divorcée is prejudged by a police detective and accused of killing her child.

The World's Greatest Lover
1977
as Whore #2
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of...