
She was terrific in THE DEVIL’S REJECTS as Maria the maid of the Khaki Palms Motel. “So sad to hear about the passing of Jossaro. “Jossaro later joined us to provide some voice work on 3 From Hell.”

She was terrific in THE DEVIL’S REJECTS as Maria the maid of the Khaki Palms Motel,” wrote Zombie. Her other movie work includes the role of Maria in Rob Zombie’s slasher Devil’s Rejects. In recent years, Jinaro starred in Hulu’s Emmy-nominated drama East Los High and served as a producer on the 2016 film Love Sanchez, in which she also starred. Jinaro earned a nomination for a 2006 GLAAD award for her Passions performance. She would go on to guest star in an episode of NBC’s hit medical drama ER before landing a recurring role on the daytime soap Passions between 20. Jinaro’s first major role came in the CBS legal drama Judging Amy, where she starred in a recurring role as Courtney Messina, the daughter of Cheech Marin’s Ignacio Messina. Her first on-screen role was in the 1998 TV crime drama Reyes y Rey. At 16, she began pursuing a career in show business, starting out doing theater work.


Even in her last moments, she was still fighting.”īorn on May 25, 1973, in Rio de Janeiro, Jinaro grew up in Colombia before moving to the U.S. “She had the most beautiful, kind soul and wouldn’t take no for an answer. “Jossara was an amazing wife, mother, artist, and friend,” Bogado wrote. Jinaro’s passing was confirmed by her husband, Matt Bogado, who posted a statement on Facebook, revealing that the Brazilian-born actress died last Wednesday after a battle with cancer. Friends and co-workers are paying tribute to Jossara Jinaro, the actress and SAG activist best known for playing Rae in the NBC soap opera Passions, who died last week at 48.
