Kate del Castillo Biography

Kate del Castillo is a Mexican-American film and television actress. She is renowned for starring in the telenovela “Muchachitas” in 1991 which was then followed by Alguna vez tendremos alas (1997), La Mentira (1998), Ramona (2000), Bajo la misma piel (2003–04), La Reina del Sur (2011), and more. She debuted in the 1980 film “The Last Escape”. In 2017, she began starring as the First Lady of Mexico in the Netflix drama “Ingobernable”. She made her Hollywood debut playing a female leading role in the 2007 drama film Under the Same Moon and later appeared in supporting roles in films No Good Deed (2014), The 33 (2015), El Chicano (2019), and Bad Boys for Life (2020). In 2022, she starred in the film “Hunting Ava Bravo” as Ava Bravo. 

Kate del Castillo Known For

• Kate del Castillo is a film and TV actress from Mexico. 
• She is known for playing the lead role in the Telemundo series “La Reina del Sur“.

Where is Kate del Castillo From?

Kate del Castillo was born on 23rd October 1972. She is from Mexico City, Mexico. Her birth name is Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo. She holds Mexican-American nationality and her ethnicity is Mexican-White. She is the daughter of Eric del Castillo and Kate Trillo del Castillo. Her dad is a legend of Mexican cinema and a soap opera actor himself. She grew up with her sibling, Veronica del Castillo (Reporter). She has a half-brother Ponciano from her Father’s Sidd. Her present age is 49 as of 2022. Details about her education is still to get unfold yet. 

How was the Career of Kate del Castillo?

• Kate del Castillo started her acting debut in 1978 when she took part in a film called “The Last Escape”. 
• She then came to fame in 1991 when she starred as Leticia in “Muchachitas”.
• After a year, she went on to star in “Mágica juventud”. 
• Her other leading roles in 1990s was in “Azul” (1996), “Alguna vez tendremos alas” (1997), and “La mentira”. 
• She next played the leading roles in “telenovelas Ramona” (2000), “El derecho de nacer” (2001) and “Bajo la misma piel” (2003-2004). 
• In 2003, she made her American television debut playing a recurring role in the PBS drama series “American Family”.
• In 2005, she starred alongside Demián Bichir in the romantic comedy film “American Visa”. 
• In 2006, she starred in the film “Bordertown”.
• In the year 2007, she went on to star in the drama film “Under the Same Moon” directed by Patricia Riggen. 
• She also starred in a number of independent movies, including “The Black Pimpernel” (2007).
• In 2009, she had a recurring role in the Showtime dark comedy-drama “Weeds”.
• In 2011, she starred as Teresa “La Mexicana” Mendoza in the Telemundo telenovela “La reina del sur”.

• She continued her collaboration with Telemundo in 2015, starring in “Duenos del Paraiso”. 
• She also appeared in a number of American television shows, including “CSI: Miami”, “Grimm” and “Dallas”.
• In 2015, she had a recurring role as Rogelio de la Vega’s ex-wife in the CW comedy series, “Jane the Virgin”.
• In 2012, she starred in the Mexican film “Colosio: El asesinato”.
• The following year, she starred in the American prison drama film “K-11”. 
• After that, she appeared in many American movies, including playing Idris Elba’s ex in the 2014 thriller “No Good Deed”, Antonio Banderas’ wife in the disaster-survival drama “The 33, All About Nina” (2018), “El Chicano” (2019), and “Bad Boys for Life” (2020).
• In 2017, she went on to star in the Netflix political thriller series, “Ingobernable”.
• In 2019, she made her off-Broadway debut in the Audible Theater production of Isaac Gomez’s play “The Way She Spoke”.
• In 2022, she appeared in the Peacock comedy-drama series, “Armas De Mujer” as Angela. 
• In addition to this, she is also set to star and produce “A Beautiful Lie”. 

Kate del Castillo Awards and Achievements

• Won Premios TVyNovelas Award in 1995
• Won Festival de Cine Iberoamericano de Huelva Award in 2006
• Won Premios People en Español in 2011

Who is Kate del Castillo married to?

Kate del Castillo was a married and divorced woman. She is single at the time of writing. She is currently building her career rather than being in a relationship. Her sexual orietnation is straight. 

Previously, she was once in a romantic relationship with Emilio Azcarraga Jean, son of Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, CEO of the Televisa Grup, one of the pioneer mass media companies of Latin America. On 3rd February 2001, she married football player Luis García. The couple split in September 2004. After that, she married Aarón Díaz (actor, singer, and model) in August 2009 in Las Vegas. On July 26, 2011, it was announced that Kate and Díaz were separating.

She was briefly romantically connected with Sean Penn from 2015 to 2016, although the actor’s representatives contest this. It has been frequently asserted in the media that del Castillo was romantically involved with Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, allegations that the actress vehemently denies. The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story premiered in 2017 on Netflix, based on the events surrounding del Castillo’s communications with El Chapo. 

What is Kate del Castillo’s Net Worth?

Kate del Castillo is a Mexican actress who has a net worth of $10 million dollars as of 2022. She made this fortune appearing in many movies and TV series during her career timeline. Her main source of welath comes from the entertainment industry. She is making an annual salary of around $1 Million at present. On November 20, 2015, she launched a new brand of tequila named Honor del Castillo in association with the Vivanco Family. She serves as the spokesperson for the brand. Del Castillo has also appeared in advertising campaigns for L’Oréal and Ford. She is living a standard lifestyle at present. She lives in a lavish house and she does have a luxury car collection. 

How tall is Kate del Castillo?

Kate del Castillo stands at the height of 5 Feet and 5 Inches (1.65 m) and her body weight consists of 58 Kg or 128 lbs. She has brown hair color with a pair of brown eyes. Her body measurement is 34-24-36 Inches. She has an hourglass bodytype. She wears a dress size of 6 US and her shoe size is 8 US.