Irán Castillo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Pinzón.

Irán Castillo Pinzón (born 4 January 1977) is a Mexican actress and singer.

Irán Castillo
Born	Irán Castillo Pinzón (1977-01-04) 4 January 1977 Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer
Years active	1990–present
Children	2
Website	www.irancastillo.com.mx

Castillo began her career in the 1990s, after roles in telenovelas such as Agujetas de color de rosa, Confidente de Secundaria, and Preciosa. Subsequently, she appeared in telenovelas such as Soñadoras, Amar Otra Vez and Clase 406, as well as films like El Tigre de Santa Julia, La Segunda Noche and Cabeza de Buda. Also she is known as a singer for her single "Yo por el" (1997).

Biography

Irán Castillo in 2015

Castillo started her career at the age of 7 years doing commercials. She took acting classes with Martha Zabaleta and Pedro Damián at the age of 12, and then appeared in the soap opera Ángeles Blancos in 1989.

She has acted in 15 telenovelas (soap operas) in her career, including 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 single "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. 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. In 2003 Castillo starred in Amar otra vez, in which she played the protagonist. 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 protagonist role played by Lucero.

In 2006 Castillo was featured in two Mexican films: Amor Xtremo with a protagonist role, and Efectos Secundarios 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. 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 appeared in movies like Victorio, Viernes de Animas (released in 2011), and also on the TV series El Panteraand Mujeres Asesinas. In 2008, she appeared in Sabel, an animation movie, and Cabeza de Buda with Kuno Becker.

In 2009, Castillo returned to theaters in 12 mujeres en Pugna and Los 39 escalones. In 2010 she also appeared in the play El Mago de oz 2010 and the movies 31 Días and Morgana.

Recently, she starred in the TV series "Los Secretos de Lucía", that was filmed in Caracas, Venezuela. Also won the third place at the reality show "Bailando por un sueño". Nowadays she's releasing her brand new album "Amanecer", which marks her comeback in the music business after 14 years of her last record "Tatuada en tus besos". The first single "Sabes Que" was well received in the social media.

Discography

Albums

• Tiempos Nuevos (1997)
• Tatuada en tus besos (1999)
• "Amanecer" (2014)

Singles

Tiempos Nuevos (1997)

• Yo Por El
• Locos De Amor
• La Flor Del Paraíso

Tatuada en tus besos (1999)

• Por Ti, Por Mi
• Sola
• No Vendrá
• Di Que No
• Y Pienso En Ti

Amanecer (2014)

• Sabes Que
• Libertad

TBA (2019)

• De Repente

Others

• Amandote from Confidente de Secundaria (1995)
• Confidente De Secundaria from Confidente De Secundaria (1995)
• Feliz Navidad from Estrellas de Navidad (1997)
• Girando En El Tiempo from Preciosa (1998)

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	¡Qué vivan los muertos!
1999	Toy Story 2	Jessie	Latin American Spanish dubbing
2001	La segunda noche	Rosalía
2002	El tigre de Santa Julia	Gloria Galicia
2006	Amor xtremo	Melisa
2006	Efectos secundarios	Gabriela
2007	El secuestro	Diana	Television film
2008	Chiles xalapeños	Sarita
2008	Victorio	Gabriela	Nominated - Ariel Award for Best Actress
2009	Sabel Redemption	Isha
2009	Cabeza de buda	Angélica
2010	Contraluz	Ximena	Short film
2011	Viernes de Ánimas: El camino de las flores
2011	Bittersweet Sin-phony	Sophia	Short film
2012	Morgana	Daniela
2013	31 días	Eva Sagarrondo
2019	Solteras	Ilse
2021	The Exorcism of God	Magali

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Ángeles blancos	Biela
1991-1997	Mujer, casos de la vida real	Various roles	5 episodes
1993	El club de Gaby
1993	Entre la vida y la muerte	Anita
1994	Agujetas de color de rosa	Cecilia	Main role
1994	¡Qué chavas!
1994	Más allá del puente	Irán
1995-1996	Retrato de familia	Cristina Preciado Mariscal	Main role
1996	Confidente de secundaria	Jackie	Lead role
1997	Mi pequeña traviesa	Preciosa
1998	Preciosa	Preciosa Ruiz	Lead role
1998	Soñadoras	Ana Linares	Main role
2000	Locura de amor	Natalia Sandoval	Lead role
2001	El derecho de nacer	Isabel Cristina Armenteros del Junco	Main role
2001	Aventuras en el tiempo	Azusena
2002	Clase 406	Magdalena Rivera
2004	Amar otra vez	Rocío Huertas Guzmán	Lead role
2005–2006	Alborada	Catalina Escobar y Díaz	Main role
2006–2007	Mundo de fieras	Cecilia	12 episodes
2007–2009	El Pantera	Rosaura	16 episodes
2008	Mujeres asesinas	Mónica Fernández	Episode: "Mónica, acorralada"
2013	Los secretos de Lucía	Lucia Reina	Lead role
2015	Que te perdone Dios	Young Renata	5 episodes
2016	Por Siempre Joan Sebastian	Celina Esparza (Alina Espin)	5 episodes
2016	Hasta que te conocí	María Romero
2017	El bienamado	Santina Samperio	Main role
2020	Los pecados de Bárbara	Georgina "Coqui" Godínez	Main role
2020	Enemigo íntimo	Carmen Govea	Main role (Season 2)
2020–2021	La mexicana y el güero	Gladys Carmona	Supporting role
2021-2022	S.O.S me estoy enamorando	Sofia Fernandez	Lead role
2023	El colapso	Eva	Episode: "La comunidad"

External links

• Iran Castillo at IMDb
• Iran Castillo's Official website