---
name: "Ara Celi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ara-celi"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "31 May 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:17.651347+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ara Celi

Actor. Born 31 May 1974 in El Paso, Texas, U.S..

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 May 1974, El Paso, Texas, U.S.

## Biography

Ara Celi is an American actress. Born Araceli Valdez on 31 May 1974 in El Paso, Texas, she attended J. M. Hanks High School and the University of Texas at El Paso before beginning her career with a role on a Spanish-language soap opera in Mexico.

She moved to Los Angeles and appeared in guest roles on series including *Saved by the Bell: The College Years* (1993), *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997) as Ampata Gutierrez, *Nip/Tuck* (2003) and *All My Children* (1999). Film credits include *Looking for Lola* (1997), *American Beauty* (1999) as Sale House Woman #1, *From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter* (1999), *Bruce Almighty* (2003) and *Machete* (2010).

Celi married financial advisor Robert Godines in 2000; they have two children and relocated to the Texas Hill Country near San Antonio in 2006.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *American Beauty* (1999), Fi1m 76, as Sale House Woman #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/american-beauty.md)

## Also known for

- *Machete* (2010), Reporter
- *From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter* (2000), Esmeralda
- *Renegade* (1992)
- *Saved by the Bell: The College Years* (1993), Theresa Alvarez
- *Silk Stalkings* (1991)

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/ara-celi