Tonita Castro

Tonita Castro

Born: January 15, 1953
Died: May 8, 2016
in Jalisco, Mexico
Tonita Castro (January 8, 1953 – May 8, 2016) was a Mexican-born American actress from Jalisco, Mexico. Coming to the United States from Mexico in the late 1970s, Castro initially sought to become a teacher before securing a job at Radio Express. She'd go on to work there for over 20 years.

Castro made the transfer to screen acting in 2005 in an appearance on the crime drama The Shield. She'd go on to make guest appearances in series like Glee, Little Britain USA, The Sarah Silverman Program, The Travelers, Two and a Half Men, Kroll Show, and Life in Pieces. Castro was a recurring cast member in the TV series "Go On" starring Matthew Perry in 2012-2013. In 2013, she was part of the main cast for the short lived sitcom Dads, which was executive produced by Seth MacFarlane. In film, Castro made appearances in Imagine That, Funny People, Our Family Wedding, Bad Ass, Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, The Book of Life, and In God's Time.

During her stint on Life in Pieces, Castro began feeling ill, and was eventually diagnosed with stomach cancer. She died from the disease on May 8, 2016.

Movies for Tonita Castro...

In God's Time
Title: In God's Time
Character: Lupe
Released: April 14, 2017
Type: Movie
Four characters lives are transformed when they come into contact with a supernatural wristwatch that reveals the light and darkness within and brings forth a higher level of consciousness.
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Wilson
Title: Wilson
Character: Nanny
Released: March 24, 2017
Type: Movie
Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.
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Title: Life in Pieces
Character: Tonita
Released: September 21, 2015
Type: TV
Comedy about one big happy family and their sometimes awkward, often hilarious and ultimately beautiful milestone moments as told by its various members. Of the three siblings, middle child Matt may have just found his true love, his co-worker, Colleen; his coddled youngest brother, Greg, and his wife, Jen, are overwhelmed by the birth of their first child; and the eldest, Heather, and her husband, Tim, are dreading their impending empty nest so much, they're considering having another baby. Their parents are Joan the family's adoring matriarch who would do anything for her kids - as long as she agrees with it - and John, the gregarious patriarch who's searching for ways to soften the blow of turning 70. As the family's lives unfold in four short stories each week, they try to savor these little pieces of time that flash by but stay with you forever, because these moments add up to what life's all about.
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The Book of Life
Title: The Book of Life
Character: La Muerte as Old Woman (voice)
Released: October 1, 2014
Type: Movie
The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans three fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
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Title: Dads
Character: Edna
Released: September 17, 2013
Type: TV
Two successful guys in their 30s have their lives turned upside down when their nightmare dads unexpectedly move in with them.
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Dorfman in Love
Title: Dorfman in Love
Character: Shop Keeper
Released: March 22, 2013
Type: Movie
Unknowingly trapped in her role as caretaker of her unappreciative family, a young single woman desperately needs to get her own life. When she volunteers to cat sit at her unrequited love's downtown L.A loft, her world, as she knows it, changes forever.
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Title: Go On
Character: Fausta
Released: August 8, 2012
Type: TV
Ryan King, a recent widower and sports talk radio host ready to get back to work after the loss of his wife. Ryan's alpha-male boss, Stephen, has a different plan in store for Ryan, making him attend grief counseling before returning to the air. A reluctant Ryan finds himself in a support group for "life change," where he meets an oddball cast of characters, all with their own backstories filled with varying degrees of loss.
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Mosquita y Mari
Title: Mosquita y Mari
Character: Dona Herlinda
Released: August 3, 2012
Type: Movie
After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Title: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Character: Elsa
Released: June 22, 2012
Type: Movie
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
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Bad Ass
Title: Bad Ass
Character: Juanita Vega
Released: April 12, 2012
Type: Movie
Decorated Vietnam hero, Frank Vega returns home only to get shunned by society leaving him without a job or his high school sweetheart. It's not until forty years later when an incident on a commuter bus makes him a local hero where he's suddenly celebrated once again. But his good fortune suddenly turns for the worse when his best friend is murdered and the police aren't doing anything about it.
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Title: Awkward.
Character: Lupita
Released: July 19, 2011
Type: TV
An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change when a simple accident becomes an epic misunderstanding and is blown way out of proportion. Narration in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years.
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Sound of My Voice
Title: Sound of My Voice
Character: Lumala
Released: January 22, 2011
Type: Movie
A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.
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Fred & Vinnie
Title: Fred & Vinnie
Character: Latina Neighbor
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Lonely guy Fred Stoller is thrilled when his good buddy, Vinnie D'Angelo, the world's happiest agoraphobic and fattest vegetarian, comes to live with him, until Vinnie also proves to be the world's most maddening roommate.
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Sympathy for Delicious
Title: Sympathy for Delicious
Character: Desperate Mexican Woman
Released: April 9, 2010
Type: Movie
A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.
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Our Family Wedding
Title: Our Family Wedding
Character: Aunt Rosita
Released: March 12, 2010
Type: Movie
The weeks leading up to a young couple's wedding is comic and stressful, especially as their respective fathers try to lay to rest their feud.
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Title: The League
Character: Theresa
Released: October 29, 2009
Type: TV
The League is an American sitcom and semi-improvised comedy about a about a fantasy football league and its members and their everyday lives.
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Funny People
Title: Funny People
Character: Bonita
Released: July 30, 2009
Type: Movie
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
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Imagine That
Title: Imagine That
Character: Graciella
Released: June 19, 2009
Type: Movie
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
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Title: Glee
Character: Imelda
Released: May 19, 2009
Type: TV
In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential as they strive to outshine their singing competition while navigating the cruel halls of McKinley High.
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Title: Dexter
Character: Venezuelan Woman
Released: October 1, 2006
Type: TV
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
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Friends with Money
Title: Friends with Money
Character: Teresa
Released: April 7, 2006
Type: Movie
As she reaches her mid-thirties and quits her lucrative job, singleton Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends. She begins to envy the security of her richer friends and, although their lives may seem easier, Olivia's friends have their problems too: screenwriters Christine and Patrick are unable to collaborate on their latest project, Jane and Aaron have lost the romance in their relationship, and Franny and Matt have difficulties handling the demands of parenthood.
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Something New
Title: Something New
Character: Maria
Released: January 29, 2006
Type: Movie
Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.
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ESL: English as a Second Language
Title: ESL: English as a Second Language
Character: Manuela
Released: December 4, 2005
Type: Movie
Bolivar De La Cruz (Kuno Becker) and Lola Sara (Danielle Camastra) share only ethnicity. He's just arrived from Mexico looking for work. Father´s Lola made the same journey twenty years ago. Now, Bolivar and Lola find themselves on a collision course with the events that will change their lives forever.
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Title: Two and a Half Men
Character: Esmerelda
Released: September 22, 2003
Type: TV
A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and 10-year-old nephew move into his beach-front house.
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Title: The Shield
Character: Carmen
Released: March 12, 2002
Type: TV
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.