Tonita Castro
Also Known As: Тонита Кастро
Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Jalisco, Mexico
Birthday: January 15, 1953
Deathday: May 08, 2016
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Gender: Female
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Mosquita y Mari
Overview: After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-03
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Sympathy for Delicious
Overview: A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-09
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Fred & Vinnie
Overview: 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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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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Bad Ass
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-12
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ESL: English as a Second Language
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-04
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-22
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Dorfman in Love
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-22
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Our Family Wedding
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-12
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Sound of My Voice
Overview: A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Mystery Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-22
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Wilson
Overview: Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug, and obsessed with his past.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-24
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Funny People
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-30
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The Book of Life
Overview: 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.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-10-01
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In God's Time
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-14
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Friends with Money
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-07
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Imagine That
Overview: A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-19
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Something New
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-29
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The Future
Overview: When a couple decides to adopt a stray cat their perspective on life changes radically, literally altering the course of time and space and testing their faith in each other and themselves.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-29
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