Iran Castillo was born in Veracruz, Veracruz. Daughter of Martha Pinzón and Carlos Castillo. She started as a model doing commercials at a very young age, and later became an actress, specially known for her role as Cecilia in "Agujetas de Color de Rosa" (1994).In music business she was part of the girl band "Mosquitas Muertas" (1991). Her solo debut album "Tiempos Nuevos" (1997) was released under Sony Music Mexico with the top ten hit song "Yo por él".She starred in many popular telenovelas such as "Soñadoras", "Preciosa", "Clase 406" and most recently in "S.O.S. Me estoy enamorando". Iran was nominated for best actress for the films "El Tigre de Santa Julia" (2003) and "Victorio" (2012) in the MTV movie awards México, and Premios Ariel, respectively.
