If you watch telenovelas  you will probably know Kate del Castillo very well (she has appeared in nine), but now luckily, the English speaking world is getting to know her better.

I saw her last year in La Misma Luna and now she has an arc on Weeds as Pilar Zuazo, a Mexican crime boss.  And, she also just signed a deal to be a face of Loreal.

Here’s what she said about her new role on Weeds to the LA Times:

“I love playing this powerful Latina woman…We’re usually either seductive, slutty women or we play maids. To play someone with power was a lot of fun.”

I’m glad that we are able to see Latina actresses break out of the typical stereotypes. Next up for del Castillo is Vidas Cruzadas,” a web novela appearing on Univision.com this summer.

Kate del Castillo is a telenovela star reborn (LA Times)

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