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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. She 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 Independent Spirit Award.



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✵ 17. September 1942 – 26. July 2012
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“It’s their continued perspective of who we are. They don’t know we’re very much a part of this country and that we make up every part of this country.”

Lupe Ontiveros

On the challenges facing Latino actors in “Lupe Ontiveros, Respected Actress and Activist Dies at 69” https://remezcla.com/culture/lupe-ontiveros-respected-actress-and-activist-dies-at-69/ in Remezcla

“It's upsetting to any culture when that is the only projection you have of that culture…You're pigeon-holed, stereotyped. That means we don't like you. We forget that this country was founded by immigrants.”

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On being repeatedly cast as a housekeeper (as quoted in “'Selena' co-star Lupe Ontiveros dies at 69” http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/27/selena-co-star-lupe-ontiveros-dies-at-69/ in CNN; 2012 Jul 27)

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