Kate del Castillo Biography

Kate del Castillo is a well-known Mexican actress, who began her acting career at the tender age of six. She worked in a number of films and television shows in her early career and played her breakthrough role in 1991 in the TV series ‘Muchachitas’. Eventually she rose to become one of the most famous actresses in Mexico. The daughter of a renowned Mexican soap opera actor, she then embarked on an international tour for the play ‘Cartas de Amor’ (Love Letters). She soon became famous to such an extent that the ‘People’ magazine (Spanish) listed her as one of the ‘50 most beautiful people in the world’. The star has also done a handful of American films and TV series, such as ‘The 33,’ ‘Jane the Virgin’ and ‘American Family,’ to name a few. Kate del Castillo has also graced the glossy covers of prestigious Spanish magazines. Apart from her acting work, she is also known for her controversial involvement with certain notorious figures. In October 2015, she helped broker a meeting between actor Sean Penn and Mexican drug lord El Chapo which led her into considerable trouble with the Mexican government.