Kate del Castillo

Acting

Kate del Castillo

Born

1972-10-23 (53)

Place of birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Known for

Acting

Credits

77 titles

Kate del Castillo (born October 23, 1972 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress.

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.8

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

CSI: Miami poster
7.7

The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

CSI: Miami

2002

Grimm poster
8.3

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

Grimm

2011

Jane the Virgin poster
7.9

A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child. Based on the telenovela "Juana la virgen."

Jane the Virgin

2014

The Cleaning Lady poster
7.5

A whip-smart doctor comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a cleaning lady for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules.

The Cleaning Lady

2022

Weeds poster
7.5

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.

Weeds

2005

Film credits

2020s · 11 titles

Trap House poster
6.6

An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.

Trap House

2025

Bad Boys for Life poster
7.1

Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.

Bad Boys for Life

2020

The Casagrandes Movie poster
7.1

On a birthday trip to Mexico, 12-year-old Ronnie Anne accidentally frees a demigod trapped in a mountain and needs her family's help to set things right.

The Casagrandes Movie

2024

The Biggest Fan poster
6.4

Canceled in Hollywood, star Lana Cruz heads to her hometown for a comeback. Enter Polly, her fan-turned-frenemy. Can Lana dodge drama and reclaim her fame?

The Biggest Fan

2025

Hunting Ava Bravo poster
6.1

Billionaire sportsman Buddy King unwinds by hunting human captives on his remote mountain estate. But his latest victim, Ava Bravo, is no easy target.

Hunting Ava Bravo

2022

30 Rock: A One-Time Special poster
6.2

In a one-time special event featuring all the beloved characters from the original series, Liz Lemon and Jack Donaghy reunite the TGS team to help Kenneth Parcell with an advertiser presentation.

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

2020

The Daughter She Left Behind poster
4.0

After years spent working internationally, Rachel returns home desperate to reconnect with the daughter she left behind. But when a terrifying man threatens Samantha's life, Rachel must finally become the mother she never was.

The Daughter She Left Behind

2026

Instincts poster
7.6

Maggie is in her final days of pregnancy, when she and her husband Sean are attacked in their isolated home by two people who decide to wait with them until Monday to empty the family's bank accounts.

Instincts

2025

Dora and the Fantastical Creatures poster
4.7

Dora and Boots embark on an incredible adventure to the land of alebrijes, the most magical and colorful creatures in the rainforest. There, they must band together against Swiper to save the beloved alebrijes and their Copal Tree Celebration.

Dora and the Fantastical Creatures

2023

Es por su bien poster
7.2

Horrified by the new girlfriends of their respective sons, three sisters-in-law – Clara, a socialite, Matis, a widowed professional, and Nena, a naive housewife – make an alliance to get rid of their undesirable daughters-in-law.

Es por su bien

2024

El viaje de Luciano poster
1.0

No synopsis available yet.

El viaje de Luciano

2025

2010s · 16 titles

The Book of Life poster
7.5

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

The Book of Life

2014

No Good Deed poster
5.9

Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble. Terri offers her phone to help him but soon learns that no good deed goes unpunished as she finds herself fighting for survival when he invades her home and terrorizes her family.

No Good Deed

2014

The 33 poster
6.4

Based on the true story of the collapse of a mine in San Jose, Chile—that left 33 miners isolated underground for 69 days.

The 33

2015

All About Nina poster
5.8

Nina Geld's passion and talent have made her a rising star in the comedy scene, but she's an emotional mess offstage. When a new professional opportunity coincides with a romantic one, she is forced to confront her own deeply troubled past.

All About Nina

2018

Americano poster
5.3

Cuco, a mexican parrot, goes on an adventure from Mexico to Hollywood in order to get help from El Americano, a famous superhero from TV, against an evil band of birds trying to take control of his family’s beloved circus.

Americano

2016

El Chicano poster
6.6

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.

El Chicano

2019

Without Men poster
3.8

In a small and remote Latin American mountain village, all the men are recruited to fight in the country's civil war. Left to fend for themselves, the women of the town, led by Rosalba, slowly emerge from their supporting roles as wives and daughters to become unwitting founders of a remarkable new society: an all female utopia. When the men, led by an American reporter, return to try to reclaim their power, a clash of sexes ensues with unsuspected consequences.

Without Men

2011

Down for Life poster
3.5

Based on a New York Times article depicting a single dramatic day in the life of a Latina gang leader in South Central L.A.

Down for Life

2010

Colosio poster
7.0

It's 1994 in Mexico, the nation was witnessing a turbulent year since its beginnings. An indigenous rebellion shakes the country. Three months later, the ruling party's presidential candidate is brutally murdered during a rally in Tijuana. The country is concerned. Nobody knows who's behind this event, it all points to a conspiracy. Andrés Vázquez, an intelligence expert, is commissioned to lead a secret investigation parallel to the official government issued one. But another expert agent, el Seco, has received orders to wipe out all witnesses and get rid of the evidence surrounding the candidate's murder. As Andrés begins putting the pieces of this intricate puzzle together and comes closer to the truth, he realizes he's also putting his life and that of his loved ones in peril.

Colosio

2012

K-11 poster
5.4

Raymond Saxx Jr., a powerful record producer, wakes from a drug-induced blackout to find himself locked up and classified "K-11." Plunged into a nightmarish world ruled by a transsexual diva named Mousey, Raymond is truly a fish out of water. Complicating matters are a troubled young transgender named Butterfly, a predatory child molester and the ruthless Sheriff's Deputy, Lt. Johnson. Ray's struggle to contact the outside world and regain his freedom seems impossible, but he must learn to navigate this new power structure if he is ever going survive and be in control of his life again.

K-11

2013

The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro poster
4.4

After their fathers death, two brothers dispute the inheritance: the local movie theater known as Linterna Mújica. Their dispute may or not bring the town to its apocalypse, but it will for sure turn it upside-down.

The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro

2014

Mr. Trump, Pardon the Interruption poster
3.5

An analysis of the impact on the United States Latino community of immigration policies promoted by President Donald Trump.

Mr. Trump, Pardon the Interruption

2019

El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle poster
4.8

A behind-the-scenes look inside that ill-fated rendezvous among Penn, El Chapo and actress Kate Del Castillo and will reveal who orchestrated the meeting and the identities of the two mystery men traveling with Penn. Plus, find out the shocking details behind Penn’s widely criticized Rolling Stone article and what the real motive was for Castillo to set up a meeting that could have led to both her and Penn’s deaths.

El Chapo & Sean Penn: Bungle in the Jungle

2016

Visitors poster
6.5

When Daniel is possessed by a strange being it tries to bring back from the other world the rest of its companions in the bodies of Ana, Daniel’s wife, and Sebastian, their six year old son. Ana watches in horror as her family is transformed and sees her own possession, and tries to stop the process that seems to be irreversible.

Visitors

2014

No artwork available
NR

A Miracle in Spanish Harlem is a humorous and magical story of love, sin, faith and redemption, which begins with a hoax and ends with a surprising true miracle.

A Miracle in Spanish Harlem

2013

No artwork available
NR

The award-winning documentary film Justice for My Sister takes an intimate look at violence against women in Guatemala by chronicling the three-year journey of Rebeca as she tries to hold her sister's killer accountable. The film serves as the centerpiece of a transnational campaign to promote healthy relationships and denounce gender-based violence and femicide/feminicide.

Justicia para mi hermana

2013

2000s · 9 titles

Under the Same Moon poster
8.0

Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico.

Under the Same Moon

2007

Trade poster
7.0

A Texas cop, whose own daughter might have been forced into sexual slavery, joins forces with a Mexican youth to find the boy's sister, who was abducted and forced into prostitution. Meanwhile, a Polish woman who was promised a better life in America also becomes a victim.

Trade

2007

Bordertown poster
6.3

American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.

Bordertown

2007

Julia poster
6.7

An alcoholic becomes involved in a fellow A.A. member's plan to kidnap her young son from the boy's wealthy grandfather.

Julia

2008

American Visa poster
6.6

After being denied an American visa, a Bolivian professor becomes involved in a web of criminal activities, holds-up the American consulate and falls for a beautiful prostitute from the Bolivian lowlands.

American Visa

2005

The Black Pimpernel poster
5.2

The story about Swedish ambassador in Chile - Harald Edelstam - and his heroic actions to protect the innocent people from the execution during and after the military coup on September 11th 1973.

The Black Pimpernel

2007

Lime Salted Love poster
5.0

LIME SALTED LOVE is a minimalist, surreal examination of abandonment, guilt, abuse and psychic pain set in this minute's hipster enclaves of Los Angeles. The film, told in rippling flashbacks from its four main characters, drains out of the eyes of the institutionally confined, David Triebel, his guilt-ridden younger brother, Chase, Ellie, his emotionally damaged girlfriend, and Zephyr, the sexual provocateur. In the visual narrative tradition of David Lynch the film depicts the tale of three bonded brothers broken by the accidental death of one and the residual guilt draping the remaining two The film examines how damaged people are hurt even more by their own willful ways. Sometimes it is the smallest things we do to others that destroys them...

Lime Salted Love

2007

Avisos de ocasión poster
6.7

Amanda search for love and happiness through the newspaper classified ads.

Avisos de ocasión

2004

Bad Guys poster
4.0

Would-be drug dealers are caught between the police and the Mafia.

Bad Guys

2008

1990s · 7 titles

Series credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.8

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

CSI: Miami poster
7.7

The show follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.

CSI: Miami

2002

Grimm poster
8.3

After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a Grimm.

Grimm

2011

Jane the Virgin poster
7.9

A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning the child. Based on the telenovela "Juana la virgen."

Jane the Virgin

2014

The Cleaning Lady poster
7.5

A whip-smart doctor comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a cleaning lady for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules.

The Cleaning Lady

2022

Weeds poster
7.5

After the unexpected death of her husband, a suburban mom resorts to selling weed to support her family.

Weeds

2005

La Reina del Sur poster
7.9

After years of blood, sweat and tears, a woman of humble origin ends up becoming a drug trafficking legend, with all that that means...

La Reina del Sur

2011

Monster High poster
7.8

Based on the Monster High franchise, Clawdeen Wolf arrives at Monster High with a dark secret. With the help of her friends Draculaura and Frankie Stein, she is able to embrace her true monster heart and save the school from total destruction.

Monster High

2022

Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas poster
8.3

No synopsis available yet.

Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas

1997

Dallas poster
6.9

J.R., Bobby and Sue Ellen Ewing are all back at Southfork, with plenty of secrets, schemes and betrayals in mind. This time, they're joined by the next generation of Ewings, who take ambition and deception to a new level.

Dallas

2012

Mr. Mayor poster
6.6

A retired businessman runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's "still got it." Once he wins, he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his biggest critic and connect with his teenage daughter, all while trying to get anything right for America's second weirdest city.

Mr. Mayor

2021

Maya and the Three poster
7.9

A spirited princess with the heart of a warrior embarks on a mission to fulfill an ancient prophecy and save humanity from the wrath of vengeful gods.

Maya and the Three

2021

Muchachitas poster
7.4

Four young women from different social backgrounds—Mónica, Elena, Isabel, and Leticia—seek to enter the TAES Academy (Performing Arts Workshop). As they pursue fame, they also find love; however, things are far from perfect, as Federico Cantú puts them through numerous trials that they must ultimately overcome.

Muchachitas

1991

El derecho de nacer poster
5.5

El Derecho de Nacer is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on El Canal de las Estrellas from 5 February 2001 to 25 May 2001. A remake of the popular 1981 telenovela of the same name, it stars Kate del Castillo and Saúl Lisazo.

El derecho de nacer

2001

Bajo la misma piel poster
8.3

Bajo la misma piel is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno Laguillo for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from September 15, 2003, to January 16, 2004. Created by Martha Carrillo and Cristina García, the story follows four women from the same family as they face love, betrayal, family conflicts, and personal struggles. Sara, Regina, Miranda and Esther must overcome challenges such as an unhappy marriage, a complicated love triangle, illness, and forbidden relationships while searching for true love and happiness.

Bajo la misma piel

2003

La Mentira poster
7.6

Virgínia is a wicked, ambitious young woman capable of aborting her child, stealing her own fiancé—Ricardo—and then spurning him to live with another man, João. Blinded by his love for Virgínia, Ricardo takes his own life, leaving his brother, Demétrio, in despair; Demétrio returns from abroad to seek revenge.

La Mentira

1998

Ingobernable poster
6.8

The First Lady of Mexico has big plans to improve conditions for the country. As she starts to lose faith in her husband, President Diego Nava, she finds herself at a crossroad where she will need to find a way to deal with a great challenge.

Ingobernable

2017

American Family poster
9.0

The head of the household, Jess Gonzalez, is your average father who is forced to fight everyday troubles, following the death of his loving wife Berta. Their beloved daughter Nina has recently graduated from law school and decides to work for Legal Services on behalf of immigrant rights, although Jess does not agree with her decision. The rest of the Gonzalez family just tries to go with the flow, but they find their own problems down the road.

American Family

2002

Telenovela poster
6.8

If you think the steamy sex, sensational scandals and heart wrenching heartbreak on Latino soap operas are a little extreme, just wait until you see what happens behind the scenes! Eva Longoria stars in this new comedy about Ana Sofia, a sizzling TV superstar, and her lively family of cast and crew all competing to steal the spotlight. When the cameras turn off, the drama turns up as Ana battles pesky network execs, drunken scriptwriters, narcissistic co-stars and an unfortunately familiar new on-screen love interest.

Telenovela

2015

Ramona poster
6.5

Ramona is a Mexican telenovela, based on the 1884 novel Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson. It aired in 2000 on Televisa and was written by Lucy Orozco and Humberto Robles. This production featured Kate Del Castillo as Ramona and Eduardo Palomo as Alejandro.

Ramona

2000

Duenos Del Paraiso poster
6.3

After Anastasia Cardona's drug lord husband is murdered she inherits his cocaine empire, and finds a life of wealth, power, violence, and betrayal.

Duenos Del Paraiso

2015

Crystal Empire poster
6.0

Imperio de Cristal is a Mexican telenovela that aired on Televisa in 1994 with 124-episode from the plot to the main cast it was officially first launched on Monday, 29 August 1994 & ceased transmission on Friday, 17 February 1995 was aired runtime of 45-minutes with commercial on weekday at 21:00 to 22:00 CST/22:00 to 23:00 MST/23:00 to 00:00 PST.

Crystal Empire

1994

Mágica juventud poster
8.3

Mágica juventud is a Mexican youth telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from November 30, 1992, to April 30, 1993. Created by Emilio Larrosa and written by Verónica Suárez and Alejandro Pohlenz, the telenovela stars Kate del Castillo and Héctor Soberón. The story follows Miguel, a young veterinarian who hides a troubled past after serving time in prison for his involvement with a criminal gang. Determined to change his life, he falls in love with the kind-hearted Fernanda. However, as she begins to uncover the truth about his past, their relationship is tested by mistrust, personal struggles, and the schemes of the ambitious Leonardo, who is determined to win Fernanda's heart.

Mágica juventud

1992

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Vidas cruzadas

2009

'Til Jail Do Us Part poster
6.7

Ángela, Viri, Esme and Sofía hate each other. When their husbands wind up in jail for stealing millions from the biggest drug lord in Miami, the foursome ends up on the street at his mercy. As they adapt to their new lives, the wives must work together to survive.

'Til Jail Do Us Part

2022

The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story poster
5.8

Mexican superstar actress Kate del Castillo reveals the untold story of her encounter with El Chapo Guzmán, the world’s most-wanted drug lord.

The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story

2017

Azul poster
5.0

Azul is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pinkye Morris and Yuri Breña for Televisa and originally broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas from January 8 to March 22, 1996. Directed by Roberto Gómez Fernández, the telenovela stars Kate del Castillo and Armando Araiza and features the famous orca Keiko in a central role. The story follows Alejandra, a young woman who works at the dolphinarium of an amusement park in Mexico City while studying nursing. Together with Enrique, the son of the park's owner, she fights to protect Keiko, a beloved orca, from a criminal plot. As their romance blossoms, they must overcome greed, corruption, and the exploitation of wildlife, highlighting themes of love, friendship, and environmental conservation.

Azul

1996

Volver a caer poster
6.9

Ana travels to San Gabriel to help her brother with her marriage. Upon arrival she meets Vico, a young musician with whom she seems destined to meet.

Volver a caer

2023

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Arranque de Pasión

2013

Behind the camera