Mary Castro was born in West Covina, CA. on April 14, 1981. At Queen
of the Valley Hospital. The oldest of five children. Her Mother Irish,
french and Spanish, and her father Mexican. She grew up all around
Southern California and went to many schools. At times it was tough,
and hard for Mary to make friends because she was always moving and
never settling. She became very independent early in life.
Coming from a household with a single parent was challenging for Mary.
She had to grow up fast and care for younger brothers and sisters. It
made her very responsible and ambitious.
At an early age she had a passion for the arts. Mary discovered her
talent of voice at the tender age of 14 when she tried out for the
school choir with her friend. Up into that point Mary didn't even know
that she could sing! She had no idea of what would come and that she
possessed such a wonderful and powerful voice. Her voice began to
develop with the training. At 15 years old her voice was already
strong and powerful and the projection of it could fill any room.
At 16 , she was awarded a vocal music scholarship to The University of
La Verne from the Music Director Himself. She then graduated from 11th
grade with her diploma.
She didn't continue college after her first year though. Mary was
completely worn out from having two jobs, trying to do her schoolwork
to keep her scholarship, and not even having a car to get around. She
grew restless. Then an opportunity came to go to Austin, TX. She was
18 then, and was really trying to do some soul searching .
At 20 Mary decided she wanted to take the world by storm with her
combination of good looks and great talent. So she headed back to her
roots and began to model and act. Besides, she missed the California
sun (and the weather). She was determined to follow her dreams, so she
moved back to L.A. to pursue them.
That's where the the Ultimate Brunette comes into place; Not only is
she talented and beautiful, she is truly kind and genuine to everyone
she meets.