Raquel Castro
Biography
Raquel Castro is an American actress and singer who started out as a child, playing Gertie Trinké, the daughter of the characters played by Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, in Kevin Smith's Jersey Girl (2004), a performance that earned her the Young Artist Award for best actress age ten or younger in a feature film. Her first acting work was an episode of Third Watch, and she went on to appear in episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Liv & Maddie, plus the independent films Little Fugitive and Tracks of Color. She also had a role in The Ministers (2009), starring John Leguizamo. On the first season of The Voice she was picked in the blind audition round, coached by Christina Aguilera, and reached the live shows before being eliminated. She later released singles including Diary and Game Over, and provided vocals for the theme song of the Netflix series Carmen Sandiego.
31years old
Turns 32 on November 17in 7 days
- Born Long Island
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 17 years2004 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021ClerkIMDb rating 7.0
- 2009The MinistersIMDb rating 4.5
- 2004Jersey GirlIMDb rating 6.2
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A change of course
On the first season of The Voice, Christina Aguilera coached Castro, who made it through the Blind Audition and reached the Live shows, where she and Lily Elise were eliminated in favor of Frenchie Davis and Beverly McClellan.
Beyond film
On February 1, 2012, Castro put out her debut single "Diary" on iTunes and CDBaby, and a dance remix followed on March 11, 2012.
Behind the camera
Raquel Castro's 2013 single "Game Over" was written with assistance from Inspire and Develop Artists, a program for new musicians led by David Frangioni alongside Mark Hudson, Rudy Pérez and Jon Secada.
Beyond film
Castro sang the theme song for the Netflix series Carmen Sandiego in 2019, and the next year presented her song "Wrong Places" on Songland, where H.E.R. chose it and released it as a single.
Raquel Castro movies on Netflix
Worked with
Raquel Castro shares two films with Ben Affleck, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ben Affleck's page
Betty Aberlin's page
Harvey Keitel's page
John Leguizamo's page
Stephen Root's page
Matt Damon's page
All films by Kevin Smith
Franc. ReyesDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Franc. Reyes
All films by Malcolm Ingram
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.