Meet Kate del Castillo, born October 23, 1972, in Mexico City, a Mexican-American actress and producer. She blew up at 19 with her role in the telenovela Muchachitas (1991). Kate kept the momentum goin’ with big roles in Alguna vez tendremos alas (1997), La mentira (1998), and Ramona (2000).

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Her part as Teresa Mendoza in La Reina del Sur (2011–present) put her on the global map. In 2017, she rocked the role of Emilia Urquiza in Netflix’s political drama Ingobernable. Kate stepped into Hollywood with Under the Same Moon (2007) and showed up in flicks like No Good Deed (2014) and Bad Boys for Life (2020). She became a U.S. citizen in 2015 and dropped her own tequila brand, Honor del Castillo, that same year. On top of actin’, she’s out here pushin’ for change, workin’ with the Blue Heart Campaign to fight human traffickin’.