Actress Lupe Ontiveros, who co-starred in the hit films "Selena" and "As Good as It Gets," died Thursday night, July 26. Ontiveros was 69. Her publicists told CNN the cause of death was liver cancer.
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Actress Lupe Ontiveros, who co-starred in the hit films "Selena" and "As Good as It Gets," died Thursday night, July 26. Ontiveros was 69. Her publicists told CNN the cause of death was liver cancer.
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Ontiveros, left, acted in "Real Women Have Curves" with America Ferrera. Here the actresses attend the premiere in New York in2002.
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Ontiveros, left, acted in "Real Women Have Curves" with America Ferrera. Here the actresses attend the premiere in New York in2002.
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Jose Alberto and Ontiveros dance at a 2003 after-party for the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival in Hollywood.
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Jose Alberto and Ontiveros dance at a 2003 after-party for the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival in Hollywood.
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Ontiveros addresses the Imagen Awards show in 2006 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Ontiveros addresses the Imagen Awards show in 2006 in Beverly Hills, California.
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Cinematographer Dion Beebe chats with Ontiveros and Sally Kirkland at a pre-Oscar luncheon in 2003 in Beverly Hills.
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Cinematographer Dion Beebe chats with Ontiveros and Sally Kirkland at a pre-Oscar luncheon in 2003 in Beverly Hills.
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Actresses Debbie Allen, from left, Piper Laurie and Ontiveros accept the Legacy Series Spotlight Award during the Women in Film 2009 Crystal And Lucy Awards.
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Actresses Debbie Allen, from left, Piper Laurie and Ontiveros accept the Legacy Series Spotlight Award during the Women in Film 2009 Crystal And Lucy Awards.
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Sharon Lawrence, Brenda Strong and Ontiveros participate in a staged reading in 2009 in Los Angeles.
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Sharon Lawrence, Brenda Strong and Ontiveros participate in a staged reading in 2009 in Los Angeles.
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