Editing Kate del Castillo (section)

===Early works===
[[File:Kate del Castillo at the 2012 Imagen Awards.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Del Castillo at the 2012 Imagen Awards]]
Del Castillo made her acting debut in 1978 when she took part in a film called ''The Last Escape''. She became well known in 1991 when she starred as Leticia in ''[[Muchachitas]]'', a [[telenovela]] airing in several [[Latin American]] countries. The following year, she went to star in ''[[Mágica juventud]]''. Her other leading roles in 1990s was in ''[[Azul (TV series)|Azul]]'' (1996), long-running ''[[Alguna vez tendremos alas]]'' (1997), and ''[[La mentira (1998 TV series)|La mentira]]''. In 1995 she appeared in the music video "[[Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día]]" by [[Ricky Martin]].{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}

In early 2000s, Del Castillo played the leading roles in telenovelas ''[[Ramona (2000 TV series)|Ramona]]'' (2000), ''[[El derecho de nacer (2001 TV series)|El derecho de nacer]]'' (2001) and ''[[Bajo la misma piel]]'' (2003-2004). In 2003, she made her American television debut playing a recurring role in the [[PBS]] drama series ''[[American Family (2002 TV series)|American Family]]'' starring [[Edward James Olmos]] and [[Sônia Braga]]. In 2009, she had a recurring role in the Showtime dark comedy-drama ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'' playing Pilar Zuazo, a powerful woman in Mexican politics. In 2002 and 2003, she embarked on an international tour alongside [[Argentina|Argentine]] actor [[Saul Lisazo]] with the play ''Cartas de Amor'' (''Love Letters''). In 2005, she starred alongside [[Demián Bichir]] in the romantic comedy film ''[[American Visa]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_visa|title=American Visa (2007)|via=www.rottentomatoes.com|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026172656/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/american_visa|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, Del Castillo starred in the film ''[[Bordertown (2006 film)|Bordertown]]'', which became her first role in Hollywood. In 2007, she went to star in the drama film ''[[Under the Same Moon]]'' directed by [[Patricia Riggen]]. The film grossed $23.3 million against $1.7 million budget.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2507572737/|title=Under the Same Moon|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126083351/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2507572737/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also starred in a number of independent movies, include ''[[The Black Pimpernel]]'' (2007) and ''[[Julia (2008 film)|Julia]]'' alongside [[Tilda Swinton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009552_julia|title=Julia (2009)|via=www.rottentomatoes.com|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=November 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129084133/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009552_julia|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2007, Del Castillo was named one of the "Stars of the Year" and in 2011 one of the "25 most influential women" and "50 most beautiful" by ''[[People en Español]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,2042258_2067256,00.html|title=Kate del Castillo una de los 50 más bellos|work=[[People en Español]]|date=April 24, 2011|access-date=September 4, 2011|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502064017/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,2042258_2067256,00.html|archive-date=May 2, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/galleries/0,22491,2095433,00.html#2315055|title=Las 25 mujeres más poderosas|work=[[People en Español]]|date=September 27, 2011|access-date=September 29, 2011|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001105052/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/galleries/0,22491,2095433,00.html#2315055|archive-date=October 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, del Castillo was appointed Ambassador for the [[National Human Rights Commission (Mexico)|Mexican Commission on Human Rights]] and the following year she helped launch the [[Blue Heart Campaign Against Human Trafficking|Blue Heart Campaign]] in order to raise awareness and fight human trafficking.<ref>{{cite web|first=Alla|last=Byrne|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20476444,00.html|title=5 Things To Know About Reina del Sur Star Kate del Castillo|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=March 25, 2011|access-date=September 4, 2011|archive-date=August 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815104154/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20476444,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>