Tonita Castro
Tonita Castro (born around 1953 in Guadalajara ; † May 8, 2016 ) was an American news anchor and actress of Mexican origin.
Life
Tonita Castro moved from Mexico to the USA in the late 1970s after the death of her father and took various jobs there to support her family. She got a job as a news anchor for Radio Express in Los Angeles and co- hosted a Spanish-language program that she held for twenty years.
She only began her acting career in 2005 and has made guest appearances on Little Britain , Dexter , Glee and Two and a Half Men, among others. She also had recurring roles on the series Dads and alongside Matthew Perry in Go On .
She died on May 8, 2016 of complications from her cancer. She was married.
Filmography
- 2005: English as a Second Language
- 2005: The Shield (TV series)
- 2006: New love, new happiness
- 2006: Friends with Money
- 2006: Fierce Friend
- 2007: Life (TV series, episode)
- 2007–2008: The Sarah Silverman Program (TV series, three episodes)
- 2008: Little Britain (TV series, three episodes)
- 2009: The League (TV series, one episode)
- 2009: How life goes
- 2009: Imagine that - The power of imagination
- 2010: Two and a Half Men (TV series, one episode)
- 2010: Dexter (TV series, an episode)
- 2010: Glee (TV series, an episode)
- 2010: Our Family Wedding
- 2010: State of the Union (TV series, one episode)
- 2010: Sympathy for Delicious
- 2011: Dorfman
- 2011: Awkward - My so-called life (TV series, an episode)
- 2011: Traffic Light (TV series, an episode)
- 2011: Southland (TV series) (TV series, an episode)
- 2011: Raising Hope (TV series, episode)
- 2011: Sound of My Voice
- 2011: The Future
- 2011: Fred & Vinnie
- 2012: Looking for a friend for the end of the world
- 2012: Bad Ass
- 2012: Mosquita y Mari
- 2012–2013: Go On (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2013: The Shifting
- 2013–2014: Kroll Show (TV series, four episodes)
- 2013–2014: Dads (TV series, 19 episodes)
- 2014: Manolo and the Book of Life (voice)
- 2014: Jennifer Falls (TV series, episode)
- 2015: Life in Pieces (TV series, two episodes)
- 2015: Bella and the Bulldogs (TV series, two episodes)
- 2015: The Grinder ( The Grinder , TV series, episode)
- 2016: In God's Time
Web links
- Tonita Castro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Adam Arndt: Actress Tonita Castro died. Serienjunkies.de . May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ↑ a b TV actress Tonita Castro has died. TV Movie . May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castro, Tonita |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American news anchor and actress of Mexican descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guadalajara |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 2016 |