---
name: "Kate del Castillo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kate-del-castillo"
fi1m_id: "kate-del-castillo"
imdb_id: "nm0215487"
tmdb_id: 36628
wikidata_id: "Q259877"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 October 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T15:29:08.446700+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."
---

# Kate del Castillo

## Identity

Kate del Castillo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kate-del-castillo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kate-del-castillo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0215487
- **TMDB ID:** 36628
- **Wikidata ID:** Q259877
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_del_Castillo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259877, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215487/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/36628

Actor. Born 23 October 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 October 1972, Mexico City, Mexico
- **Also known as:** Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo 
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_del_Castillo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q259877, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215487/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/36628

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Bad Boys for Life*](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Kate del Castillo, also credited as Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo, is a Mexican actress. She was born on 23 October 1972 in Mexico City and is the daughter of actor Eric del Castillo. She has also held American citizenship since 2015.

Del Castillo began her career in Mexican telenovelas, including a lead role in *Muchachitas* (1991). She gained wider recognition for her performance as Teresa Mendoza in the Telemundo series *La Reina del Sur* (2011). Her film credits include *Under the Same Moon* (2007), *The 33* (2015) and *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), in which she played Isabel Aretas. She has also appeared in series such as *Grimm*, *Weeds* and *Jane the Virgin*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), Fi1m 68, as Isabel Aretas — [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

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

- *The Daughter She Left Behind* (2026), as Rachel
- *Zumbido* (2026), Writer, Director
- *Trap House* (2025), as Natalia Cabrera
- *Instincts* (2025), Actor
- *The Biggest Fan* (2025), as Lana Cruz
- *Es por su bien* (2024), as Nena
- *The Casagrandes Movie* (2024), as Sisiki (voice)
- *Dora and the Fantastical Creatures* (2023), as Ale (voice)
- *Volver a caer* (2023), series, as Anna Montes de Oca
- *Monster High* (2022), series, as Selena Wolf (voice)
- *'Til Jail Do Us Part* (2022), series, as Ángela
- *Hunting Ava Bravo* (2022), as Ava Bravo
- *The Cleaning Lady* (2022), series, as Ramona Sanchez
- *Maya and the Three* (2021), series, as Lady Micte (voice)
- *Mr. Mayor* (2021), series, as Victoria Santos
- *30 Rock: A One-Time Special* (2020), as Kate del Castillo
- *Bad Boys for Life* (2020), as Isabel Aretas — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/bad-boys-for-life.md)
- *El Chicano* (2019), as La Hembra
- *All About Nina* (2018), as Lake
- *The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Ingobernable* (2017), series, as Emilia Urquiza
- *Americano* (2016), as Rayito (voice)
- *Telenovela* (2015), series, as Kate
- *The 33* (2015), as Katty Valdivia
- *Duenos Del Paraiso* (2015), series, as Anastasia Cardona
- *Visitors* (2014), as Ana
- *Jane the Virgin* (2014), series, as Luciana Leon
- *The Book of Life* (2014), as La Muerte (voice)
- *No Good Deed* (2014), as Alexis
- *The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro* (2014), as Mamá en la frontera
- *A Miracle in Spanish Harlem* (2013), as Eva
- *Justicia para mi hermana* (2013), as Narrator
- *Arranque de Pasión* (2013), series, as Ela Rivella
- *K-11* (2013), as Mousey
- *Dallas* (2012), series, as Sergent Marisela Ruiz
- *Colosio* (2012), as Verónica
- *Grimm* (2011), series, as Valentina Espinosa — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/grimm.md)
- *Without Men* (2011), as Cleotilde
- *La Reina del Sur* (2011), series, as Teresa Mendoza
- *Down for Life* (2010), as Esther
- *Vidas cruzadas* (2009), series, as Mariana
- *Bad Guys* (2008), as Zena
- *Julia* (2008), as Elena
- *The Black Pimpernel* (2007), as Consuelo Fuentes
- *Under the Same Moon* (2007), as Rosario
- *Bordertown* (2007), as Elena Diaz
- *Trade* (2007), as Laura
- *Lime Salted Love* (2007), as Isabella Triebel
- *American Visa* (2005), as Blanca
- *Weeds* (2005), series, as Pilar Zuazo — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Avisos de ocasión* (2004), Actor
- *Bajo la misma piel* (2003), series, as Miranda Murillo Ortiz
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Anita Torres
- *American Family* (2002), series, as Ofelia
- *El derecho de nacer* (2001), series, as María Elena del Junco Rivera
- *Primeiro Amor A Mil Por Hora* (2000), series, Assistant Director
- *Ramona* (2000), series, as María Ramona Moreno Gonzaga
- *Deadly Road II* (1999), Actor
- *La Mentira* (1998), series, as Verónica Fernández-Negrete de Asunzolo
- *Reclusorio* (1997), as Estrella Uribe (segment 'Sangre entre mujeres")
- *Sex Education In Brief Lessons* (1997), as Ana
- *Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas* (1997), series, as Ana Hernández
- *Azul* (1996), series, as Alejandra
- *Crystal Empire* (1994), series, as Narda Lombardo
- *Amor que mata* (1994), as Gabriela
- *Deadly Road* (1993), Actor
- *Mágica juventud* (1992), series, as Fernanda Gutiérrez Mercedes
- *Muchachitas* (1991), series, as Leticia Bustamante
- *Ambición sangrienta* (1991), Actor
- *The Last Escape* (1990), as Bárbara
- *Los de abajo* (1977), Actor
- *El viaje de Luciano*, Actor
- *A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow*, Actor
- *The Black Demon: Atlantis*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Kate del Castillo](https://film.one/media/person/4125170/gallery-3c0636d16ba4.png) Kate del Castillo — NotimexTV, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Kate_del_Castillo_july_2017_3.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Gobierno de Chile (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/4125170/gallery-65ec24bc6ed9.jpg) Gobierno de Chile (2015) — Gobierno de Chile, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Audiencia_a_actores_de_%22Los_33%22_%2819638685423%29.jpg/1280px-Audiencia_a_actores_de_%22Los_33%22_%2819638685423%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![México, D.F., a 1 de agosto de 2012 – Para reiterar el fuerte compromiso del gobierno de los Estados Unidos en el combate a la trata de personas, el Embajador A](https://film.one/media/person/4125170/gallery-36c8f8fd2f4c.jpg) México, D.F., a 1 de agosto de 2012 – Para reiterar el fuerte compromiso del gobierno de los Estados Unidos en el combate a la trata de personas, el Embajador A — USEmbassyMEX, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Embajador_Anthony_Wayne_con_Kate_del_Castillo_y_Fernando_Batista.jpg/1280px-Embajador_Anthony_Wayne_con_Kate_del_Castillo_y_Fernando_Batista.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kate del Castillo. 2015 Miami Film Festival. GEMS opening night and red carpet, Cubaocho and Tower Theater, October 22, 2015](https://film.one/media/person/4125170/gallery-cde2b9791d4c.jpg) Kate del Castillo. 2015 Miami Film Festival. GEMS opening night and red carpet, Cubaocho and Tower Theater, October 22, 2015 — MiamiFilmFestival, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Kate_del_Castillo_2015_%28facecrop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kate del Castillo platicó en exclusiva con Pati Chapoy en su casa de Los Angeles. (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/4125170/gallery-8be86e6f39d1.png) Kate del Castillo platicó en exclusiva con Pati Chapoy en su casa de Los Angeles. (2016) — Ventaneando, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Kate_del_Castillo_2016.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![La actriz mexicana Kate del Castillo asegura que legalmente puede regresar a México aunque no esta segura de querer hacerlo aun con el cambio de gobierno del pr (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/4125170/gallery-cfd314fc5a72.png) La actriz mexicana Kate del Castillo asegura que legalmente puede regresar a México aunque no esta segura de querer hacerlo aun con el cambio de gobierno del pr (2018) — Mundo Hispánico, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Kate_del_Castillo_2018.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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