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Iran Castillo Profile |
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Birth Date: January 4, 1977
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Birth Place: Veracruz, Mexico
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Birth Name: Irán Castillo Pinzón
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Irán Castillo Pinzón (born January 4, 1977 in Veracruz,
Veracruz) is a Mexican actress and musician.
Castillo started her artistic career at the tender age of 7
years doing commercials. She took acting classes with Martha
Zabaleta and Pedro Damián 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.
Irán 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. Irán replaced
Adriana Nieto, who left the series on bad terms late into
the show's production. In 2001Irán made a special role in
the telenovela Aventuras en el Tiempo.
In 2002 Irán appeared in the soap opera Clase 406 and the
film El Tigre de Santa Julia, which was a big success. In
2003 Irán starred in Amar otra vez, in which she played the
protagonist, under the production of Lucero Suárez. This
melodrama was released in January of 2004 in the United
States and in May of the same year in Mexico. During the
previous year, Irán formed part of Alborada, a soap opera by
Carla Estrada, as Catalina Escobar, sister of the protagonic
role, played by Lucero.
In 2006 Iran was featured in two Mexican films: "Amor
Xtremo" with a protagonist role, and "Efectos Secundarios",
in special participation as Gabriela. In summer 2006, Iran
was invited to form part of the Mexican reality show
Bailando por la Boda de Mis Sueños, with her partner Romeo.
In September of 2006, Iran 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, Iran appeared topless in H
Extremo, which is the uncensored version of "H".
For her upcoming projects, Irán is planning to return to the
music industry with brand new songs by Volován, for the
soundtrack of the motion picture Victorio, but this time, in
the rock genre. She is also working on three different
mexican films. |
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Other
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Spanish dubbed voice for Jessie in Toy Story 2 (1999).
Was named after the actress Irán Eory because her father,
Carlos Castillo, was a big fan of hers. |
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since October 10, 2007