Law Enforcement News Rick Caruso’s Latino Appeal Isn’t Bought — It’s Real. But Is It Enough To Win? Telenovela star Kate del Castillo took a lunchtime stroll toward a black GMC Yukon parked on Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in Boyle Heights, cameramen and photographers behind her. She peered into the massive SUV. Rick Caruso stepped out and gave her a big hug and birthday greetings.