▁Good ▁as ▁It ▁G ets . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁she ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Ch uck ▁& ▁Buck , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁played ▁B ever ly , ▁a ▁t ough ▁the ater ▁director ▁who ▁puts ▁on ▁a ▁play ▁written ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁main ▁characters . ▁She ▁said ▁in ▁multiple ▁inter views ▁that ▁she ▁accepted ▁the ▁role ▁even ▁before ▁seeing ▁the ▁script , ▁sole ly ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁character ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁defined ▁by ▁His pan ic ▁eth nic ity . ▁For ▁that ▁role , ▁she ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Independent ▁Spirit ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Ont iver os , ▁during ▁her ▁acting ▁career ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁web ▁series ▁Los ▁Americans ▁( 2 0 1 1 ), ▁which ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁having ▁a ▁mult ig ener ational ▁focus , ▁a ▁middle - class ▁family ▁living ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁During ▁the ▁series , ▁she ▁participated ▁with ▁Es ai ▁Mor ales , ▁Tony ▁Pl ana , ▁Y v onne ▁De La R osa , ▁J C ▁Gonz ale z , ▁Raymond ▁Cruz ▁and ▁Ana ▁Villa f añ e . ▁ ▁She ▁co - star red ▁with ▁America ▁Ferr era ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁film ▁Real ▁Women ▁Have ▁Cur ves , ▁as ▁the ▁over b ear ing ▁mother ▁of ▁Ferr era ' s ▁character . ▁Her ▁performance ▁received ▁excellent ▁reviews ▁and ▁earned