---
name: "Elpidia Carrillo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/elpidia-carrillo"
fi1m_id: "elpidia-carrillo"
imdb_id: "nm0001990"
tmdb_id: 1102
wikidata_id: "Q455010"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 August 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-26T01:18:03.259531+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."
---

# Elpidia Carrillo

## Identity

Elpidia Carrillo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/elpidia-carrillo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** elpidia-carrillo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001990
- **TMDB ID:** 1102
- **Wikidata ID:** Q455010
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elpidia_Carrillo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455010, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001990/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1102

Actor. Born 16 August 1961 in Paracuaro, Michoacan, Mexico.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 August 1961, Paracuaro, Michoacan, Mexico
- **Active:** 1986–present
- **Also known as:** Piya
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 79 (2), 1990s 63 (1), 2000s 74 (1), 2020s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 61 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 4, Action 3, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $318m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elpidia_Carrillo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455010, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001990/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1102

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Salvador*](https://film.one/film/salvador.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Elpidia Carrillo is a Mexican actress born on 16 August 1961 in Parácuaro, Michoacán. She has worked in film and television in both Latin America and the United States, with credits dating from the late 1970s.

She is known for her role as Anna Gonsalves in *Predator* (1987) and a reprise in *Predator 2* (1990). Other notable film appearances include *Salvador* (1986), for which she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead, *Bread and Roses* (2000), *Nine Lives* (2005), *Seven Pounds* (2008) and *Blue Beetle* (2023) as Rocío Reyes. She played a small role as Friend #2 in *Solaris* (2002).

Carrillo has also appeared in television series including *Euphoria* (2019) and *Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities* (2022). She has directed short films and is sometimes credited as Piya.

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Blue Beetle* (2023), Fi1m 63, as Rocío Reyes — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-beetle.md)
- *Solaris* (2002), Fi1m 74, as Friend — [page](https://film.one/film/solaris.md)
- *Predator 2* (1990), Fi1m 63, as Anna — [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Predator* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Anna Gonsalves — [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)
- *Salvador* (1986), Fi1m 74, as Maria — [page](https://film.one/film/salvador.md)

## Complete filmography (71)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Aguadilla* (2025), as Maria
- *The Friendly* (2024), as Emilia
- *Blue Beetle* (2023), as Rocío Reyes — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-beetle.md)
- *Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities* (2022), series, as Emilia
- *Tzurumútaro* (2022), Director
- *Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone* (2022), as Lechusa
- *Madres* (2021), as Anita
- *Songbird* (2020), as Grammy / Lita
- *Chateau Vato* (2020), as Lupe
- *Aztech* (2020), as Yunuen
- *Amaraica* (2020), Co-Producer
- *The Tax Collector* (2020), as Janet
- *Euphoria* (2019), series, as Sonia — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/euphoria.md)
- *Magnum P.I.* (2018), series, as Donna Jensen
- *Mayans M.C.* (2018), series, as Vicki
- *Relentless* (2018), as Milagro
- *Foreign Land* (2016), as Rosa
- *Familia Gang* (2014), as Dalia
- *Nashville* (2012), series, as Linda Brenner — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/nashville-2012.md)
- *Mother and Child* (2009), as Sofia
- *Seven Pounds* (2008), as Connie
- *Tortilla Heaven* (2008), as Hermenegilda
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, as Mercedes O'Keefe — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Ladrones y mentirosos* (2006), as Isabel
- *Nine Lives* (2005), as Sandra
- *Killer Snake* (2004), as Coco · Director, Writer
- *A Day Without a Mexican* (2004), as Cata
- *Kingpin* (2003), series, as Lupita
- *Solaris* (2002), as Friend — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/solaris.md)
- *The Other Woman* (2002), series, Actor
- *Bread and Roses* (2000), as Rosa
- *Resurrection Blvd.* (2000), series, as Lupe Baca
- *Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her* (2000), as Carmen Alba
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Maria Ramos
- *The Other Conquest* (1999), as Tecuichpo / Doña Isabel
- *Under a Spell* (1999), as Esposa del brujo - Sorcerer's wife
- *They Come at Night* (1998), as Maria Velasquez
- *Cracker* (1997), series, as Anna
- *The Brave* (1997), as Rita
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Nia
- *De Tripas, Corazón* (1996), Actor
- *Charlie Grace* (1995), series, as Maria
- *My Family* (1995), as Isabel Magaña
- *The Daughter of the Puma* (1994), as María
- *ER* (1994), series, as Pilar — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *City of the Blind* (1991), as Fabiola
- *Reasonable Doubts* (1991), series, as Anita Torres
- *The Lightning Incident* (1991), as Dolores
- *Predator 2* (1990), as Anna — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/predator-2.md)
- *Against the Law* (1990), series, as Linda
- *Dangerous Passion* (1990), as Angela
- *The Assassin* (1990), as Elena
- *Miami Vice: Freefall* (1989), as Sister Felicia
- *Midnight Caller* (1988), series, as Evangelina Contreras
- *Predator* (1987), as Anna Gonsalves — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/predator.md)
- *21 Jump Street* (1987), series, as Amalia Cabarrus
- *Let's Get Harry* (1986), as Veronica
- *Salvador* (1986), as Maria — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/salvador.md)
- *Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter* (1985), as Sr. Anna
- *Christopher Columbus* (1985), series, as Coana
- *Miami Vice* (1984), series, as Sister Felicia, Maria Pedroza — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)
- *Desires* (1983), Actor
- *Under Fire* (1983), as Sandinista
- *The Honorary Consul* (1983), as Clara
- *The Border* (1982), as Maria
- *Chicoasén* (1980), Actor
- *Broken Flag* (1979), as Verónica Rodríguez
- *Pedro Páramo, el hombre de la Media Luna* (1978), as Isabel
- *New World* (1978), as Mujer de Don Diego de Alba
- *Holy Pafnucio* (1977), as Malinche
- *Solidarity*, as Inés · Co-Producer

## Gallery

- ![Conferencia de prensa de Rodrigo García (centro), acompañado por la actriz Elpidia Carrillo (derecha) y Enrique Blanc (izquierda) como presentador, dentro de la (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/9754/gallery-395fdfc299d3.jpg) Conferencia de prensa de Rodrigo García (centro), acompañado por la actriz Elpidia Carrillo (derecha) y Enrique Blanc (izquierda) como presentador, dentro de la (2010) — Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Elpidia_Carrillo.jpg/1280px-Elpidia_Carrillo.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elpidia Carrillo](https://film.one/media/person/9754/gallery-a8691c6817b8.jpg) Elpidia Carrillo — Elpidia_Carrillo.jpg: Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara
derivative work: Beao, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Elpidia_Carrillo_crop.jpg/1280px-Elpidia_Carrillo_crop.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Conferencia de prensa de Rodrigo García (centro), acompañado por la actriz Elpidia Carrillo (derecha) y Enrique Blanc (izquierda) como presentador, dentro de la (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/9754/gallery-e938c49484ac.jpg) Conferencia de prensa de Rodrigo García (centro), acompañado por la actriz Elpidia Carrillo (derecha) y Enrique Blanc (izquierda) como presentador, dentro de la (2010) — Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Rodrigo_Garc%C3%ADa_and_Elpidia_Carrillo_%28Guadalajara%29.jpg/1280px-Rodrigo_Garc%C3%ADa_and_Elpidia_Carrillo_%28Guadalajara%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Conferencia de prensa de Rodrigo García (centro), acompañado por la actriz Elpidia Carrillo (derecha) y Enrique Blanc (izquierda) como presentador, dentro de la (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/9754/gallery-b7a13d92f4a7.jpg) Conferencia de prensa de Rodrigo García (centro), acompañado por la actriz Elpidia Carrillo (derecha) y Enrique Blanc (izquierda) como presentador, dentro de la (2010) — Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Rodrigo_Garc%C3%ADa_and_Elpidia_Carrillo_%28Guadalajara%29_2.jpg/1280px-Rodrigo_Garc%C3%ADa_and_Elpidia_Carrillo_%28Guadalajara%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Elpidia Carrillo](https://film.one/media/person/9754/gallery-c6c69eac07ad.jpg) Elpidia Carrillo — Image via TMDB
- ![Elpidia Carrillo](https://film.one/media/person/9754/gallery-9e2b6a89fa20.jpg) Elpidia Carrillo — Image via TMDB
- ![Elpidia Carrillo](https://film.one/media/person/9754/gallery-3e99ffbd6723.jpg) Elpidia Carrillo — Image via TMDB
- ![Conferencia de prensa de Rodrigo García (centro), acompañado por la actriz Elpidia Carrillo (derecha) y Enrique Blanc (izquierda) como presentador, dentro de la (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/9754/gallery-2302d760f7be.jpg) Conferencia de prensa de Rodrigo García (centro), acompañado por la actriz Elpidia Carrillo (derecha) y Enrique Blanc (izquierda) como presentador, dentro de la (2010) — Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Rodrigo_Garc%C3%ADa_and_Elpidia_Carrillo_%28Guadalajara%29_3.jpg/1280px-Rodrigo_Garc%C3%ADa_and_Elpidia_Carrillo_%28Guadalajara%29_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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