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Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo (born October 23, 1972) is a Mexican actress.

Career

She made her acting debut in 1978 when she took part in a film called The Last Escape. She became well known in 1991 when she starred as Leticia in Muchachitas, a telenovela airing in several Latin American countries, as well as in La Reina del Sur and series "Dueños Del Paraiso" for the Telemundo network and in other telenovelas as a leading actress

In 2002 and 2003, she embarked on an international tour alongside Argentinian actor Saul Lisazo with the play Cartas de Amor (Love Letters). In November 2007, she was named one of the "Stars of the Year" and in 2011 one of the "25 most influential women" and "50 most beautiful" by People en Español magazine. In 2009, del Castillo was appointed Ambassador for the Mexican Commission on Human Rights and the following year she helped launch the Blue Heart Campaign in order to raise awareness and fight human trafficking.

Personal life

Del Castillo was born in Mexico City, Mexico. She is the daughter of Kate Trillo and Eric del Castillo, a legend of the Mexican cinema's golden era and a soap opera actor himself. Del Castillo also has two other siblings; a sister Verónica, and a half-brother Ponciano, from her father's side. On February 3, 2001, she married football player Luis García. The marriage was dissolved on September 1, 2004. Del Castillo lives in Los Angeles. On August 22, 2005, it was reported by the LAPD that del Castillo's new house, in Los Angeles, had been broken into by thieves, who took some jewelry from the actress. del Castillo was in Los Angeles filming Bordertown, a film about the female homicides in Ciudad Juárez when the robbery occurred. In August 2009, del Castillo married Aarón Díaz in a Las Vegas ceremony. On July 26, 2011, it was announced that Kate and Díaz were separating.

In 2012, she posed in a PETA ad campaign, encouraging pet owners to "fiercely protect" their dogs and cats by keeping them indoors.

During an interview with Cristina Saralegui on the Cristina Show, Kate revealed that her favorite band is the successful English pop band, Duran Duran.

Sinaloa Cartel

On January 9, 2012 Del Castillo posted controversial support for Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the then at-large head of the Sinaloa Cartel, on her Twextra page (which is associated with Twitter, stating "Today I believe more in Chapo Guzmán the government that hides painful truths from me, who hide the cure for cancer, AIDS, etc.. for their own benefit and wealth."

She brokered an interview between American actor Sean Penn and Guzmán in October 2015, shortly before the Mexican Navy re-captured him.

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

References

1. "Kate del Castillo una de los 50 más bellos". People en Español (in Spanish). 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
2. "Las 25 mujeres más poderosas". People en Español (in Spanish). 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
3. "5 Things To Know About Reina del Sur Star Kate del Castillo". People. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
4. "Kate del Castillo, la nueva cara de PETA," Huffpost Voces, May 11, 2012.
5. "Governments are hiding the cures for cancer and AIDS". Twextra (in Spanish). 2012-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
6. "Mexican actress: Drug lord could be 'hero of heroes'". CNN. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
7. "Del Castillo praises Guzman in Twextra posting". MSNBC. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
8. "I believe more in El Chapo Guzmán than in the governments". Forbes. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
9. Penn, Sean (January 9, 2016). "El Chapo Speaks". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

External links

• Kate del Castillo's Official Website
• Kate del Castillo's Official Fan Club
• Kate del Castillo at IMDb
• Kate del Castillo at Rotten Tomatoes
• Vidas Cruzadas - Webnovela

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• 1972 births
• Living people
• 20th-century Mexican actresses
• 21st-century Mexican actresses
• Mexican telenovela actresses
• Mexican television actresses
• Mexican film actresses
• Mexican stage actresses
• Actresses from Mexico City