Elpidia Carrillo

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Characters played by Elpidia Carrillo

Connie — Seven Pounds (2008)

Connie is a woman living with an abusive boyfriend whom Holly recommends as deserving help. After Connie is beaten, the donor gives her the keys and deed to his beach house, allowing her to leave with her two children.

Anna Gonsalves — Predator (1987)

A rescued captive who tells Dutch about local legends.

Emilia — Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

Young girl or innocent victim central to the episode's tragedy.

Rocío Reyes — Blue Beetle (2023)

Jaime Reyes' mother

Grammy / Lita — Songbird (2020)

Sara's elderly grandmother and primary caregiver during the lockdown. She contracts COVID-23 and dies despite Sara's efforts to protect her. Her death prompts the sanitation department to arrive, directly triggering Sara's detention and subsequent escape.

Sandra — Nine Lives (2005)

Sandra is an imprisoned mother who suffers an emotional breakdown on visiting day when the broken telephone in her cubicle prevents her from communicating with her daughter. Her desperation centers on the painful separation between them and shows how institutional confinement intensifies her need for maternal contact.

Friend — Solaris (2002)

Gibarian's colleague who contacts Kelvin, representing the initial distress signal.

Maria — Salvador (1986)

Maria is Boyle’s former lover, with whom he rekindles a relationship during the conflict. After her younger brother is murdered, she flees El Salvador with Boyle and her two children, but U.S. immigration officials later remove them from a bus and deport them.

Angela — Dangerous Passion (1990)

Angela is a waitress who witnesses Frank Carmen fatally stab Meg in a coffee shop. As the only witness able to clear Kyle Western in Meg's murder, she becomes a target pursued by both Lou's henchmen and Kyle. Walt kidnaps her, and Kyle later trades Lou his prized antique sports car to secure her release.

Maria Velasquez — They Come at Night (1998)

The protagonist, a traumatized Salvadoran illegal immigrant and former philosophy teacher living in poverty in 1986 Los Angeles, whose central motivation is to reunite with her children.

Sr. Anna — Bartolome oder Die Rückkehr der weißen Götter (1985)

A female character likely embedded within the indigenous or local community, representing the civilian impact of the colonial encounter.

Tecuichpo / Doña Isabel — The Other Conquest (1999)

A woman who secretly teaches Topiltzin / Tomás Spanish while preserving indigenous ideas about memory, love, knowledge, and cultural survival. She helps interfere with correspondence and forge letters, loses her position, suffers betrayal in her relationship, and chooses death rather than endure torture.

Career Overview

Elpidia Carrillo has 65 screen credits in a career dating back to 1977. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Predator with 2 titles. Signature works include Predator, Seven Pounds, Madres. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
65
Birth Date
1961-08-16
Birth Place
Paracuaro, Michoacan, Mexico

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q455010), public domain (CC0).