Elpidia Carrillo

Elpidia Carrillo (born August 16, 1961) is a Mexican actress who has appeared in various acclaimed Hollywood films. She is also credited as Elpedia Carrillo on some of her films.

Carrillo was born in Parácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. Her most famous role to date has arguably been that of "Maria" in the 1986 movie Salvador, where she acted alongside James Woods. She has also acted with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jimmy Smits and many other stars.

Filmography

• Deseos, 1977, Mexican movie
• Pedro Paramo, 1978, as Isabel, Mexican movie
• Nuevo Mundo, 1978, Mexican movie
• Bandera Rota, 1979
• Winnetu Oule Mascalero, 1980, television series, Wetaton
• El Jugador de Ajedrez, 1980, Mexican movie
• La Virgen Robada, 1981, Mexican movie
• Bartholome - oder die Rückkehr der weißen Götter, 1982, Indo-German television production, Ms. Anna
• The Border, 1982, Maria
• The Honorary Consul 1983, Clara, her Hollywood debut
• Under Fire, 1983, Saninista
• Christopher Columbus, 1985, Italian production, mini series, Coana
• Salvador, 1986, Maria
• Let's Get Harry, 1987, Veronica
• Predator, 1987, Anna Utani
• Una Cita con el Destino, 1988, Mexican movie
• The Assassin, 1989, Elena
• Dangerous Passion, 1990, made for television movie, Angela
• Predator 2, 1990, cameo, Anna
• Lightning Field, 1991, made for television movie, Dolores
• La Hija del Puma, 1994, Mexican movie, Maria
• My Family, 1995, Isabel
• De Tripas, Corazon, 1995, Mexican movie, Meifer
• The Brave, 1997, Rita
• Un Embrujo, 1998
• They Come at Night, 1998, Maria Velazquez
• The Other Conquest (La Otra Conquista), 1999, both as Tecuichpo and Doña Isabel
• Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, 2000, Carmen
• Bread and Roses, 2000, Rosa
• La Otra, 2002, Mexican telenovela
• Solaris, 2002
• Kingpin, 2003, mini-series; as Lupita.
• A Day Without a Mexican, 2004, Mexican movie, as Cata.
• Nine Lives, 2005, as Sandra.
• Ladrones y Mentirosos (2006 film) as Isabel.
• Tortilla Heaven, 2007, as Hermenegilda.
• Seven Pounds, 2008, as Connie Tepos.
• Mother and Child, 2010, Sofia

External links

• Elpidia Carrillo at the Internet Movie Database
• Elpidia Carrillo at The Other Conquest official website
• Página web de Parácuaro Michoacan (en español)