Umpata was an ancient mummy/teenage girl featured in the BtVS season 2.8 episode, "Inca Mummy Girl". Ara Celi, the actress who plays her, has not done alot of work and does not have her own website yet. Thus, not very much is known about either Ara or Umpata, but I can tell you that she was born in El Paso, Texas on May 31, 1974. Her latest work includes a small stint as a party girl in the Jim Carrey vehicle, "Bruce Almighty".
I have managed to amass a few facts and links. I really must say that, despite the romanticization of Umpata as a foreigner, I did not find it too sexual, but more romantic and tragic. The exploration of a woman's beauty and ugliness as being inextricably linked and necessary made me feel at home. I also greatly enjoyed the way Xander made an ass of himself trying to talk down to her - a vice which I confess I have been guilty of myself when speaking to someone with a non-local accent.
IMDB Database for Ara Celi - A listing of Ara's work, which includes Dusk Till Dawn 3 and a stint on All My Children, the soap that Sarah Michelle Gellar used to be on!
BuffyGuide - If you want to know more about the episode "Inca Mummy Girl", this is the place to go.
Ara's Arrangements - Just a few pics of the elusive Ara.
Quotes "On "Inca Mummy Girl" I had to get as close to kissing the actress (Ara Celi) as possible without actually kissing her," Danny fondly remembers. "It was one of my greatest challenges as an actor because she was truly beautiful. She killed people with her kiss, but who knows, it might have been worth it."
-Danny Strong (the now-deceased geek Johnathan) on kissing Ara. (you can read danny's entire interview by clicking here.
Interesting FactsNick Brendon and Ara Celi each had to eat between eight and ten twinkies to get one shot right.