---
name: "Enrique Castillo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/enrique-castillo"
fi1m_id: "enrique-castillo"
imdb_id: "nm0145049"
tmdb_id: 16427
wikidata_id: "Q5379666"
roles: []
born: "10 December 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-26T01:05:29.476250+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."
---

# Enrique Castillo

## Identity

Enrique Castillo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/enrique-castillo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** enrique-castillo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0145049
- **TMDB ID:** 16427
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5379666
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Castillo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5379666, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145049/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16427

Actor. Born 10 December 1949 in Calexico, California, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 10 December 1949, Calexico, California, USA
- **Active:** 1983–2005
- **Also known as:** E.J. Castillo
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 72 (1), 2000s 76 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Castillo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5379666, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0145049/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16427

## Biography

Enrique Castillo is an American actor, writer, director and producer. Born on 10 December 1949 in Calexico, California, he began his career in the early 1970s and appeared in the 1978 stage production of Zoot Suit.

He was a founding member of the Latino Theater Company and co-wrote its plays Stone Wedding and August 29. In 1997 he founded the production company Four Brown Hats Entertainment, with which he adapted and directed The Last Angry Brown Hat and wrote and directed the theatre piece Veteranos: A Legacy of Valor.

Castillo is known for roles including Jorge in El Norte (1983), Montana in Blood In Blood Out (1993), the Hispanic Colonel in Mars Attacks! (1996) and Cesar de la Cruz in Weeds (2005–2012). He has also appeared in Déjà Vu (2006), Bound by Honor (1993) and episodes of NCIS.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, as Cesar de la Cruz — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *El Norte* (1983), Fi1m 72, as Jorge — [page](https://film.one/film/el-norte.md)

## Complete filmography (44)

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

- *Ugly Little Monkeys* (2026), Director
- *In Other Words* (2020), as Sabi Segovia
- *Mayans M.C.* (2018), series, as Eduardo Villar-Fuentes
- *Beatriz at Dinner* (2017), as Marcus
- *Homebound* (2013), as Gilberto Escamilla
- *A Beautiful Life* (2009), as Don Miguel
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Alejandro Guzman
- *El Padrino II: Border Intrusion* (2008), as Jesse Mendoza
- *Fuego* (2007), Actor
- *Déjà Vu* (2006), as Claire's Father
- *Weeds* (2005), series, as Cesar de la Cruz — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *In Good Company* (2004), as Hector
- *Medical Investigation* (2004), series, as Manager
- *10-8: Officers on Duty* (2003), series, as Jose
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Ruleo Medilla — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Picking Up the Pieces* (2000), as Grasiento
- *Angel* (1999), series, as Doctor
- *The Hi-Lo Country* (1998), as Levi Gomez
- *The End of Violence* (1997), as Ramon
- *Mars Attacks!* (1996), as Hispanic Colonel
- *Nixon* (1995), as Virgilio Gonzales, Watergate Burglar
- *My Family* (1995), as Memo
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Carlos Jimenez
- *In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance* (1994), Actor
- *Bound by Honor* (1993), as Montana
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Ricardo Lopes
- *Intimate Stranger* (1991), as Cop #3
- *The Delos Adventure* (1986), as Luis Vasquez
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Al Ruiz
- *Black Moon Rising* (1986), as Mechanic #1
- *Get Out of My Room* (1985), as "El Coyote" (segment 'Born In East L.A.')
- *Little Treasure* (1985), as Cantina Voice #2
- *Graffiti* (1985), Actor
- *El Norte* (1983), as Jorge — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/el-norte.md)
- *Losin' It* (1983), as Taxi Driver #2
- *Seguin* (1982), as Gregorio Esparza
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Gregorio Esparza, Jorge the Dishwasher, Castillo
- *A Small Killing* (1981), as Latin Student
- *Borderline* (1980), as Arturo
- *Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier* (1980), as Carlos Martinez
- *240-Robert* (1979), series, as Pepe
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Sellouts* (1972), Actor

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