Verónica Castro (Spanish pronunciation: [be??onika ?kast?o]) (born 19 October 1952) is a Mexican entertainer. She is the mother of singer Cristian Castro and filmmaker Michelle Sáinz Castro and the sister of actress Beatriz Castro and telenovela producer José Alberto Castro.　　She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, father of her son Cristian Castro, and in fotonovelas and telenovelas while earning her degree in international relations. In 1992 she performed in Cuba to the chagrin of some of her Cuban-American fans living in Miami.