Irán Castillo
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Irán Castillo Pinzón is a Mexican
actress, TV Host and singer. who reach the fame in the 1990s, after roles in successful telenovelas such as Agujetas de color de rosa, Confidente de Secundaria, Preciosa. She has since established her career with telenovelas such as Soñadoras
, Amar Otra Vez and Clase 406
or films like El Tigre de Santa Julia, La Segunda Noche or Cabeza de Buda. Also she is known by being a singer, because of her hit single Yo por el
which had an smashing success in Mexico in 1997.
at the age of 12, and from that moment on began her career as an actress starring in the soap opera Ángeles Blancos in 1989.
She has acted in 15 telenovelas (soap operas) in her career, some famous are: Agujetas de color de rosa made in 1994, Retrato de familia
in 1996, Confidente de secundaria in 1996, Preciosa in 1998 and Soñadoras
made in 1998; she also participated in El Club de Gaby and the series Qué chavas.
She began her career as a singer in the musical group Mosquitas Muertas in 1991. She later recorded songs featured in soap operas she starred in until she finally released her first album Tiempos Nuevos
and the hit single titled Yo Por El
in 1997 featuring rhythmical ballads.
Tatuada en tus besos
is the title of the second and last album that she released in 1999. In the same year, she had success with her performance in the musical comedy Gypsy
opposite Silvia Pinal
.
Previously, she had acted in other plays such as Celos-Dije and Vaselina (Grease
) taking the main role of Sandy. She also starred in Mexican films such as Que Vivan los Muertos and La Segunda Noche.
Castillo acted in a television soap opera titled Locura de Amor
, playing Natalia, and managed to captivate the public, in spite of her short appearance on-screen. Castillo replaced Adriana Nieto, who left the series on bad terms late into the show's production. In 2001 Castillo made a special role in the telenovela Aventuras en el Tiempo
.
In 2002 Castillo appeared in the soap opera Clase 406
and the film El Tigre de Santa Julia, which was a big success and she got a nomiation for the MTV movie awards. In 2003 Castillo starred in Amar otra vez, in which she played the protagonist, under the production of Lucero Suárez. This melodrama was released in January 2004 in the United States
and in May of the same year in Mexico
. During the previous year, Castillo formed part of Alborada
, a soap opera by Carla Estrada
, as Catalina Escobar, sister of the protagonic role, played by Lucero.
In 2006 Castillo was featured in two Mexican films: Amor Xtremo with a protagonist role, and Efectos Secundarios
, in special participation as Gabriela. In summer 2006, Castillo was invited to form part of the Mexican reality show Bailando por la Boda de Mis Sueños, with her partner Romeo. In September 2006, Castillo made a photoshoot for Max Magazine, which is characterized for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female
models
. Later in May, 2007 she made another photoshoot for H
magazine, and also in July, Castillo appeared nude in H Extremo
, which is the uncensored version of H
.
During 2007, Castillo was part of some movies, like "Victorio", "Viernes de Animas" (released in 2011), and also on TV series with "El Pantera", participating in the first and second season with a leading role, and also in "Mujeres Asesinas". In 2008, worked in more movies, one of them "Sabel" an animation movie made in Mexico, and the last one "Cabeza de Buda" with Kuno Becker.
In 2009, Castillo returned to theaters this time with two: "12 mujeres en Pugna", and "Los 39 escalones". Later in 2010 she also was part of the play "El Mago de oz 2010", then Irán filmed two more movies: "31 Días" and "Morgana".
In her future proyects she wants to return to the music business with "Desert Monday", a trip-hop band in which she's the lead singer with songs in English. By now she is the host of the TV show "Arriba el Telón" with Gerardo Quiroz.
(1997)
Tatuada en tus besos
(1999)
Others
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
actress, TV Host and singer. who reach the fame in the 1990s, after roles in successful telenovelas such as Agujetas de color de rosa, Confidente de Secundaria, Preciosa. She has since established her career with telenovelas such as Soñadoras
Soñadoras
Soñadoras is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1998, and shown in 1999 on Univision.-Las Soñadoras:* Aracely Arámbula as Jaqueline de la Peña* Angélica Vale as Julieta Ruiz...
, Amar Otra Vez and Clase 406
Clase 406
Clase 406 is a Mexican telenovela , which was produced by and broadcast by Televisa and aired in Canal De Las Estrellas in Mexico and Univision in the United States. The series aired from July 2, 2002 to October 2003 in Mexico. The series had four seasons and 344 one-hour episodes in total...
or films like El Tigre de Santa Julia, La Segunda Noche or Cabeza de Buda. Also she is known by being a singer, because of her hit single Yo por el
Yo Por El
"Yo Por El" is a song written by J.R. Flores, and produced by Mario Figueroa Carvajal, Leticia Rio, and Carlos Cabral for Irán Castillo's first album Tiempos Nuevos...
which had an smashing success in Mexico in 1997.
Biography
Castillo started her artistic career at the age of 7 years doing commercials. She took acting classes with Martha Zabaleta and Pedro DamiánPedro Damián
Pedro Damián is a Mexican actor, television producer and director, who was executive producer for two teen telenovelas, Clase 406 and Rebelde, distributed within and outside Mexico.-Acting:...
at the age of 12, and from that moment on began her career as an actress starring in the soap opera Ángeles Blancos in 1989.
She has acted in 15 telenovelas (soap operas) in her career, some famous are: Agujetas de color de rosa made in 1994, Retrato de familia
Retrato de Familia
Retrato de Familia is a 1976 Spanish film directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico. It stars Antonio Ferrandis, Amparo Soler Leal and Miguel Bosé, making his film debut. This is Giménez-Rico ’s best known film. The script was written by him, based on the novel Mi idolatrado hijo Sisi , by Miguel...
in 1996, Confidente de secundaria in 1996, Preciosa in 1998 and Soñadoras
Soñadoras
Soñadoras is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1998, and shown in 1999 on Univision.-Las Soñadoras:* Aracely Arámbula as Jaqueline de la Peña* Angélica Vale as Julieta Ruiz...
made in 1998; she also participated in El Club de Gaby and the series Qué chavas.
She began her career as a singer in the musical group Mosquitas Muertas in 1991. She later recorded songs featured in soap operas she starred in until she finally released her first album Tiempos Nuevos
Tiempos Nuevos
Tiempos Nuevos is the debut album by Mexican singer-songwriter Irán Castillo, released by Sony Music in the United States and Mexico on September 2, 1997 ....
and the hit single titled Yo Por El
Yo Por El
"Yo Por El" is a song written by J.R. Flores, and produced by Mario Figueroa Carvajal, Leticia Rio, and Carlos Cabral for Irán Castillo's first album Tiempos Nuevos...
in 1997 featuring rhythmical ballads.
Tatuada en tus besos
Tatuada en tus besos
Tatuada En Tus Besos is the second album by Mexican singer-songwriter Irán Castillo, released by Sony Music Mexico in the United States and Mexico on June 15, 1999...
is the title of the second and last album that she released in 1999. In the same year, she had success with her performance in the musical comedy Gypsy
Gypsy: A Musical Fable
Gypsy is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee, the famous striptease artist, and focuses on her mother, Rose, whose name has become synonymous with "the ultimate show business...
opposite Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal
Silvia Pinal is a Mexican actress, who had roles in several of Luis Buñuel's movies such as El ángel exterminador and Viridiana...
.
Previously, she had acted in other plays such as Celos-Dije and Vaselina (Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
) taking the main role of Sandy. She also starred in Mexican films such as Que Vivan los Muertos and La Segunda Noche.
Castillo acted in a television soap opera titled Locura de Amor
Locura de amor
Locura de amor is a 1948 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña.The movie is based on the play La Locura de Amor written in 1855 by Manuel Tamayo y Baus around the figure of Queen Joanna of Castile; who attracted authors, composers, and artists of the romanticist movement, due to...
, playing Natalia, and managed to captivate the public, in spite of her short appearance on-screen. Castillo replaced Adriana Nieto, who left the series on bad terms late into the show's production. In 2001 Castillo made a special role in the telenovela Aventuras en el Tiempo
Aventuras en el tiempo
Aventuras En El Tiempo is a Mexican telenovela from 2001, presented completely in Spanish, and featuring a young pre-teen girl named Violeta.-Synopsis:...
.
In 2002 Castillo appeared in the soap opera Clase 406
Clase 406
Clase 406 is a Mexican telenovela , which was produced by and broadcast by Televisa and aired in Canal De Las Estrellas in Mexico and Univision in the United States. The series aired from July 2, 2002 to October 2003 in Mexico. The series had four seasons and 344 one-hour episodes in total...
and the film El Tigre de Santa Julia, which was a big success and she got a nomiation for the MTV movie awards. In 2003 Castillo starred in Amar otra vez, in which she played the protagonist, under the production of Lucero Suárez. This melodrama was released in January 2004 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and in May of the same year in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. During the previous year, Castillo formed part of Alborada
Alborada
Alborada is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is an historical drama, set in colonial Panama and Mexico a few years before Mexican Independence from Spain. The series was broadcast from December 2005 to April 2006 on Univision in the United States...
, a soap opera by Carla Estrada
Carla Estrada
Carla Estrada is one of the foremost telenovela producers of Latin America.On 2005 the Mexican government decided to place a statue of the producer in one of Mexico City's most important parks and on January, 2007 she appeared on People En Españols list of The 100 Most Influential Hispanics in the...
, as Catalina Escobar, sister of the protagonic role, played by Lucero.
In 2006 Castillo was featured in two Mexican films: Amor Xtremo with a protagonist role, and Efectos Secundarios
Efectos secundarios
Efectos Secundarios is a 2006 film directed by Issa López. The film stars Marina de Tavira, Alejandra Gollás, Arturo Barba and Pedro Izquierdo. It was originally released to theatres in the Mexico on September 1, 2006.-Plot summary:...
, in special participation as Gabriela. In summer 2006, Castillo was invited to form part of the Mexican reality show Bailando por la Boda de Mis Sueños, with her partner Romeo. In September 2006, Castillo made a photoshoot for Max Magazine, which is characterized for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female
Female
Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...
models
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. Later in May, 2007 she made another photoshoot for H
Revista H
Revista H or H Para Hombres is a Mexican men's magazine known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers and female models...
magazine, and also in July, Castillo appeared nude in H Extremo
Revista H
Revista H or H Para Hombres is a Mexican men's magazine known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers and female models...
, which is the uncensored version of H
Revista H
Revista H or H Para Hombres is a Mexican men's magazine known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers and female models...
.
During 2007, Castillo was part of some movies, like "Victorio", "Viernes de Animas" (released in 2011), and also on TV series with "El Pantera", participating in the first and second season with a leading role, and also in "Mujeres Asesinas". In 2008, worked in more movies, one of them "Sabel" an animation movie made in Mexico, and the last one "Cabeza de Buda" with Kuno Becker.
In 2009, Castillo returned to theaters this time with two: "12 mujeres en Pugna", and "Los 39 escalones". Later in 2010 she also was part of the play "El Mago de oz 2010", then Irán filmed two more movies: "31 Días" and "Morgana".
In her future proyects she wants to return to the music business with "Desert Monday", a trip-hop band in which she's the lead singer with songs in English. By now she is the host of the TV show "Arriba el Telón" with Gerardo Quiroz.
Albums
- Tiempos NuevosTiempos NuevosTiempos Nuevos is the debut album by Mexican singer-songwriter Irán Castillo, released by Sony Music in the United States and Mexico on September 2, 1997 ....
(1997) Release date Sept. 2 - Tatuada en tus besosTatuada en tus besosTatuada En Tus Besos is the second album by Mexican singer-songwriter Irán Castillo, released by Sony Music Mexico in the United States and Mexico on June 15, 1999...
(1999) Release date June. 15
Singles
Tiempos NuevosTiempos Nuevos
Tiempos Nuevos is the debut album by Mexican singer-songwriter Irán Castillo, released by Sony Music in the United States and Mexico on September 2, 1997 ....
(1997)
- Yo Por ElYo Por El"Yo Por El" is a song written by J.R. Flores, and produced by Mario Figueroa Carvajal, Leticia Rio, and Carlos Cabral for Irán Castillo's first album Tiempos Nuevos...
- Locos De Amor
- La Flor Del Paraíso
Tatuada en tus besos
Tatuada en tus besos
Tatuada En Tus Besos is the second album by Mexican singer-songwriter Irán Castillo, released by Sony Music Mexico in the United States and Mexico on June 15, 1999...
(1999)
- Por Ti, Por MiPor Ti, Por Mi"Por Ti, Por Mi" is a pop song written by Difelisatti and Miguel Luna for Irán Castillo's first single of second studio album Tatuada en tus besos .Released in August 1999, the song was chosen as the album's lead single.-Music video:...
- SolaSola (Iran Castillo song)"Sola" is the first single by Mexican singer-songwriter Irán Castillo for her second studio album Tatuada en tus besos . This song was the principal theme of the soap opera Soñadoras.-Music video:...
- No Vendrá
- Di Que No
- Y Pienso En Ti
Others
- Amandote from Confidente de Secundaria (1995)
- Confidente De Secundaria from Confidente De Secundaria (1995)
- Feliz NavidadFeliz Navidad (Iran Castillo song)"Feliz Navidad" is a special radio single released by Mexican singer-songwriter Irán Castillo as a promotion, for the album Estrellas de Navidad. This song was the only promotional single, of this album. The album has the appearance of successful Mexican artist, such as Fey, Paulina Rubio, Lynda,...
from Estrellas de Navidad (1997) - Girando En El Tiempo from Preciosa (1998)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "¡Que Vivan los Muertos!" | ||
| 1999 | La Segunda Noche (the second night) | Rosalía | |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 Toy Story 2 Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer animated film directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Ash Brannon. It is the sequel to the 1995 film Toy Story, released by Walt Disney Pictures and the third film to be produced by Pixar... |
Jessie (voice for Latin America) | |
| 2002 | El Tigre de Santa Julia (the tiger of Santa Julia) | Gloria Galícia | Nominated— MTV Movie Awards Mexico |
| 2006 | Efectos Secundarios | Gabriela | |
| 2006 | Amor Xtremo | Melissa | |
| 2007 | Chiles Xalapeños | Sarita | |
| 2008 | Victorio | Gabriela | |
| 2008 | El Secuestro (the kidnapping) | Diana | |
| 2009 | Viernes de Ánimas: El camino de las flores | Fantasma | |
| 2009 | Cabeza de Buda | Angélica | |
| 2009 | Verde (short) | Andrea | |
| 2009 | Sabel Redemption | Isha (voice) | |
| 2009 | Bittersweet Sin-phony (short) | Sophia | |
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue is an computer animated film based on the Disney Fairies franchise, produced by DisneyToon Studios. It is the sequel to the 2009 film, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure and revolves around Tinker Bell, a fairy character created by J. M... |
Singer for the OST | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 Toy Story 3 Toy Story 3 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film, and the third installment in the Toy Story series. It was produced by Pixar and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Lee Unkrich. The film was released worldwide from June through October in Disney Digital... |
Jessie (voice for Latin America) | |
| 2010 | 31 Días | Eva | |
| 2010 | Contraluz: Fotografía un momento que no puedes ver (short) | Ximena | |
| 2010 | Morgana | Daniela | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Mujer, Casos de la vida Real | Specia Guest | |
| 1993 | ¡Qué chavas! | ||
| 1993 | El Club de Gaby | reporter | |
| 2006 | Bailando por un sueño | Fifth place | reality show |
| 2007 | El Pantera El Pantera El Pantera is a Mexican television series released by Canal 5. It is based on a comic book of the same name. It narrates the life of Gervasio, a young man who fights crime in Mexico City... |
Rosaura | Season 1 & 2 |
| 2007 | Mujeres Asesinas | Mónica | Episode Mónica, Acorralada |
| 2010 | Arriba el Telón | TV Host | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Ángeles Blancos | Biela | |
| 1993 | Entre la vida y la muerte | Anita | |
| 1994 | Agujetas de color de rosa | Cecilia | |
| 1995 | Retrato de familia Retrato de Familia Retrato de Familia is a 1976 Spanish film directed by Antonio Giménez-Rico. It stars Antonio Ferrandis, Amparo Soler Leal and Miguel Bosé, making his film debut. This is Giménez-Rico ’s best known film. The script was written by him, based on the novel Mi idolatrado hijo Sisi , by Miguel... |
Christina | |
| 1996 | Confidente de Secundaria | Jackie | |
| 1998 | Preciosa | Preciosa San Roman Ruíz | |
| 1998 | Soñadoras Soñadoras Soñadoras is a Mexican telenovela. It was produced by and broadcast on Televisa in 1998, and shown in 1999 on Univision.-Las Soñadoras:* Aracely Arámbula as Jaqueline de la Peña* Angélica Vale as Julieta Ruiz... |
Ana | |
| 2000 | Locura de amor Locura de amor Locura de amor is a 1948 Spanish historical drama film directed by Juan de Orduña.The movie is based on the play La Locura de Amor written in 1855 by Manuel Tamayo y Baus around the figure of Queen Joanna of Castile; who attracted authors, composers, and artists of the romanticist movement, due to... |
Natalia Sandoval | replacing Adriana Nieto for the final 2 weeks of the series |
| 2001 | El derecho de nacer El derecho de nacer El derecho de nacer is the name of three Mexican productions as well as the Cuban novel that inspired them all about a young and unmarried high society woman seeking to abort her baby and the doctor who in counseling her tells his own story as an out-of-wedlock child.*El derecho de nacer is the... |
Isabel Cristina Armenteros del Junco | |
| 2001 | Aventuras en el tiempo Aventuras en el tiempo Aventuras En El Tiempo is a Mexican telenovela from 2001, presented completely in Spanish, and featuring a young pre-teen girl named Violeta.-Synopsis:... |
Azucena | Special Guest |
| 2002 | Clase 406 Clase 406 Clase 406 is a Mexican telenovela , which was produced by and broadcast by Televisa and aired in Canal De Las Estrellas in Mexico and Univision in the United States. The series aired from July 2, 2002 to October 2003 in Mexico. The series had four seasons and 344 one-hour episodes in total... |
Magdalena Rivera | |
| 2003 | Amar otra vez | Rocío | |
| 2005 | Alborada Alborada Alborada is a telenovela made by Mexican TV network Televisa. It is an historical drama, set in colonial Panama and Mexico a few years before Mexican Independence from Spain. The series was broadcast from December 2005 to April 2006 on Univision in the United States... |
Catalina Escobar | |
| 2006 | Mundo de Fieras Mundo de Fieras Mundo de Fieras was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Venevisión. It was written by Ligia Lezama and directed by Gabriel Walfenzao. This telenovela lasted 239 episodes and it achieved a significant amount of success in Venezuela. It was distributed... |
Cecilia | Special Guest |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Vaselina | Sandy | |
| 1996 | Ce-los Dije | ||
| 1998 | Gypsy: El Musical | at Teatro Silvia Pinal | |
| 2001 | Vaselina 2001 | Sandy | |
| 2009 | 12 Mujeres en pugna | at Teatro Helénico | |
| 2009 | Los 39 Escalones | at Teatro Julio Prieto | |
| 2010 | El Mago de Oz 2010 | Dorothy | at Teatro Polyforum / Teatro Hidalgo |