Kate del Castillo

Kate del Castillo
Del Castillo in 2015
Born	Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo (1972-10-23) October 23, 1972 (age 52)[1] Mexico City, Mexico
Citizenship	Mexican (1972–present) American (2015–present)[2]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1978–present
Spouses	Luis García Postigo ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2004)​ Aarón Díaz ​ ​ (m. 2009; div. 2012)​
Father	Eric del Castillo

Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkejd del kasˈtiʝo neˈɣɾete ˈtɾiʝo]; born October 23, 1972) is a Mexican-American actress. At the age of 19, del Castillo became known for her lead role in the telenovela Muchachitas for Televisa in 1991. Afterwards, she continued her career in film and television in Latin America, playing the leading roles in telenovelas, including Alguna vez tendremos alas (1997), La Mentira (1998), Ramona (2000), and Bajo la misma piel (2003–04).

In 2011, del Castillo earned worldwide recognition for playing the lead role in the Telemundo series La Reina del Sur. In 2017, she went to star in the Netflix political drama series Ingobernable playing First Lady of Mexico Emilia Urquiza. Since then, Del Castillo starred in the Peacock comedy-drama series, 'Til Jail Do Us Part (2022), and Fox crime drama series, The Cleaning Lady (2024). Del Castillo made her Hollywood debut playing a female leading role in the 2007 drama film Under the Same Moon and later appeared in supporting roles in films No Good Deed (2014), The 33 (2015), El Chicano (2019), and Bad Boys for Life (2020).