▁her ▁and ▁her ▁co - star ▁a ▁Special ▁J ury ▁Prize ▁at ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Sund ance ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁She ▁and ▁Ferr era ▁appeared ▁together ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁comedy ▁Our ▁Family ▁Wed ding . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁independent ▁films , ▁such ▁as ▁This ▁Christmas ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁My ▁Uncle ▁Rafael ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Television ▁Ont iver os ▁had ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season ▁of ▁American ▁prime ▁time ▁soap ▁opera ▁series ▁Des perate ▁House w ives ▁as ▁Juan ita ▁Sol is , ▁Gab ri elle ' s ▁susp icious ▁mother - in - law . ▁She ▁received ▁an ▁Em my ▁nom ination ▁as ▁Best ▁Gu est ▁Act ress ▁in ▁a ▁Com edy ▁Series ▁for ▁this ▁role . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁she ▁also ▁began ▁a ▁role ▁as ▁Ab uela ▁El ena , ▁the ▁grand m other ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁animated ▁P BS ▁children ' s ▁series ▁May a ▁& ▁Miguel . ▁The ▁mult icult ural ▁and ▁b iling ual ▁series ▁later ▁introduced ▁a ▁de af ▁character , ▁Marco , ▁after ▁a ▁sign ▁language - th emed ▁episode ▁was ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁actress , ▁who ▁had ▁two ▁de af ▁adult ▁sons . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁the ▁W B ' s ▁Gre et ings ▁from ▁T uc son , ▁playing ▁the ▁grand m other ▁in