Lupe Ontiveros
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Lupe Ontiveros was an American character actress known for her powerful portrayals of working-class Latina women in film, television, and theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lupe Ontiveros canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10527561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lupe Ontiveros Context triple: [Real Women Have Curves, starring, Lupe Ontiveros]
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A.
Chabeli Iglesias
Chabeli Iglesias is a Spanish television host and journalist, best known as a member of the prominent Iglesias entertainment family.
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B.
Lupita Tovar
Lupita Tovar was a Mexican-American actress best known for her roles in early Spanish-language films, including the 1931 Spanish-language version of "Drácula."
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C.
Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of Fifth Harmony before launching a successful solo pop career with hits like "Havana" and "Señorita."
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D.
Lupita Ramos
Lupita Ramos is the young girl whose kidnapping drives the emotional core of the 2004 action thriller "Man on Fire."
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E.
Lupita D’Alessio
Lupita D’Alessio is a renowned Mexican singer and actress, often called “La Leona Dormida,” celebrated for her powerful voice and dramatic ballads across several decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lupe Ontiveros Target entity description: Lupe Ontiveros was an American character actress known for her powerful portrayals of working-class Latina women in film, television, and theater.
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A.
Chabeli Iglesias
Chabeli Iglesias is a Spanish television host and journalist, best known as a member of the prominent Iglesias entertainment family.
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B.
Lupita Tovar
Lupita Tovar was a Mexican-American actress best known for her roles in early Spanish-language films, including the 1931 Spanish-language version of "Drácula."
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C.
Camila Cabello
Camila Cabello is a Cuban-American singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of Fifth Harmony before launching a successful solo pop career with hits like "Havana" and "Señorita."
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D.
Lupita Ramos
Lupita Ramos is the young girl whose kidnapping drives the emotional core of the 2004 action thriller "Man on Fire."
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E.
Lupita D’Alessio
Lupita D’Alessio is a renowned Mexican singer and actress, often called “La Leona Dormida,” celebrated for her powerful voice and dramatic ballads across several decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | better representation of Latinos in Hollywood ⓘ |
| awardReceived | ALMA Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | portrayals of working-class Latina women ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-09-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-07-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexican American ⓘ |
| familyName | Ontiveros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Guadalupe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing maids and working-class Latina characters ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| name | Lupe Ontiveros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
As Good as It Gets
NERFINISHED
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Chuck & Buck NERFINISHED ⓘ Desperate Housewives NERFINISHED ⓘ El Norte NERFINISHED ⓘ Real Women Have Curves NERFINISHED ⓘ Reba NERFINISHED ⓘ Selena NERFINISHED ⓘ The Goonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actress
ⓘ
character actress ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | El Paso, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Whittier, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Juanita Solis in "Desperate Housewives"
NERFINISHED
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Rosie in "Real Women Have Curves" NERFINISHED ⓘ Yolanda Saldívar in the film "Selena" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Elias Ontiveros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–2012 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lupe Ontiveros Description of subject: Lupe Ontiveros was an American character actress known for her powerful portrayals of working-class Latina women in film, television, and theater.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.