Sunday, July 29, 2012

Lupe Ontiveros

  • Lupe Ontiveros has died. She was 69. The iconic Mexican-American actress, who is perhaps best known for playing the convicted murderer Yolanda Saldivar in Selena, passed away yesterday, TMZ is reporting.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Lupe Ontiveros, a Mexican-American character actress who struggled through Hollywood typecasting to play memorable roles in television and film and become a model of perseverance for Latino actors, died on Thursday in Whittier, Calif. She was 69.
  • (New York Times)
  • LOS ANGELES — Veteran actress Lupe Ontiveros, the El Paso, Texas-born daughter of Mexican immigrants, once estimated that she had played the role of a maid more than 150 times during her career.
  • (Boston Herald)
  • Jennifer Lopez has paid tribute to her Selena co-star Lupe Ontiveros. The Mexican-American died at the age of 69 last night following a battle with liver cancer, her publicists told CNN.
  • (Daily Mail)
  • Native El Pasoan Lupe Ontiveros, known for portraying the murderer of Selena on the big screen, died at the age of 69 Thursday, several news outlets have reported. TMZ reported that she was suffering from liver cancer.
  • (El Paso Times)
  • Hollywood has lost a much-loved actress Lupe Ontiveros, who lost her battle with liver cancer on Thursday.
  • (Entertainmentwise)
  • El Paso-born actress Lupe Ontiveros, who became famous for playing the role of the woman who killed Tejano singer Selena and who was described as a trailblazer, died on Thursday.
  • (El Paso Times)
  • WHITTIER - Emmy-award nominated actress and longtime Pico Rivera resident Lupe Ontiveros, who was best known for her role in Selena, has died. She was 69.
  • (Whittier Daily News)
  • Veteran actress Lupe Ontiveros, who appeared in scores of television shows and movies including Desperate Housewives, Selena and As Good As It Gets, died Thursday of liver cancer in Whittier, Calif. She was 69.
  • (Tulsa World)
  • Lupe Ontiveros, the Mexican-American actress most famous for playing the woman convicted of murdering singer Selena in the film of the same name, has died after a long battle with liver cancer. She was 69.
  • (Limelife)

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