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Natalie Morales was born in Miami, Florida, and is of Cuban descent. She studied Theatre at Miami Dade College and Florida International University. In 2006, Natalie landed a guest star role on an episode of the CBS drama, CSI: Miami (2002): Darkroom (2006). In 2008, Natalie starred on the ABC Family series, The Middleman (2008). While the series, itself, lasted only one season, it has developed a cult following.
Natalie has since gone on to act, write and direct various projects. She was a series regular on the first season of White Collar (2009) and was then cast in films, such as Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and Going the Distance (2010) in 2010. She has recurred on Parks and Recreation (2009), Girls (2012), & Santa Clarita Diet (2017). She has directed and acted in separate episodes of Room 104 (2017), and stars on the NBC sitcom, Abby's (2019).- Actress
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Ana Ortiz was born on 25 January 1971 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Ugly Betty (2006), Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) and Devious Maids (2013). She has been married to Noah Lebenzon since 9 June 2007. They have two children.- Victoria L. Cartagena was born and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Victoria moved to NYC after graduating from college in order to pursue her dream of becoming an actor. Since that time she has worked extensively in theatre, television, commercials and film. Victoria is a proud graduate of American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA).
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Stephanie Beatriz was born on 10 February 1981 in Neuquén, Argentina. She is an actress and director, known for Encanto (2021), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) and Short Term 12 (2013). She has been married to Brad Hoss since 6 October 2018. They have one child.- Actress
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Isabella Gómez was born in Medellin, Colombia. She started getting involved in the business at the age of 5. When she was 10, her family decided to relocate to Florida where she began formally training and working on commercials. In 2015 they moved to Los Angeles in order to further pursue her career. Soon after, she landed a role in Matador (2014) and did a guest appearance in Modern Family (2009). She is best known for her role as Elena Álvarez in the Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time (2017).- Actress
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Aulii Cravalho is an American actress and singer who made her acting debut as the voice of the titular character in the 2016 Disney 3D computer-animated musical feature film Moana. She went on to star in the NBC drama series Rise (2018), the Netflix drama film All Together Now (2020) and the Hulu romantic comedy Crush (2022).- Ariana Greenblatt is one of the busiest young actresses in Hollywood. At age 11, only a few short years into her career, she was already named as one of The Hollywood Reporter's 'Top Stars Under 18 To Watch' in 2019. Now at 15-years-old, Greenblatt's expansive film and television slate has most recently landed her on IMDB's "Top Stars To Watch in 2023" and honored as part of ELLE Magazine's coveted "Hollywood Rising" portfolio in 2023.
Greenblatt can currently be seen in the highly-anticipated Summer blockbuster, BARBIE, directed by Academy Award-winner Greta Gerwig and based on the Barbie fashion dolls by Mattel. This first ever live-action Barbie film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling with an all-star supporting cast which includes Greenblatt, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Dua Lipa, Emma Mackey, Simu Liu and Michael Cera, among many others. The film released in theaters worldwide on July 21, 2023.
Next year, Greenblatt will return for the big screen in BORDERLANDS, Lionsgate's adaptation of the popular high-wattage video game of the same name. Greenblatt will star as Tiny Tina, an unstable teenage explosives expert. Leading a motley group, which includes an all-star ensemble including Academy Award-winners Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis, they travel to a distant planet in search of riches and alien technology. Says director Eli Roth upon her casting: "Ariana is a spectacular new talent in cinema. She has already worked with many of my close collaborators, and everyone raves about her. She blew us all away in her audition, and I cannot wait to see her bring the wild, insane and unpredictable Tiny Tina to the big screen. She's going to blow up on screen like one of Tina's grenades." The film will be released in theaters Summer 2024.
Most recently, Greenblatt starred in Sony Picture's sci-fi thriller 65, a two-hander opposite Adam Driver. After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Driver) quickly discovers he's stranded on Earth---65 million years ago. With only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa (Greenblatt), must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures. The film released theatrically in March 2023 and is currently in the Top 10 on demand.
An emerging Puerto-Rican actress, Greenblatt began her burgeoning professional career at 6-years-old, with early roles on Disney Channel's "Liv and Maddie" and Nickelodeon's "Duda Brothers." Soon after, she booked her breakout role as 'Daphne Diaz,' on the hit Disney Channel series "Stuck in the Middle," starring alongside Jenna Ortega in the series that lasted three seasons.
Greenblatt's other film and television credits include: Netflix's AWAKE, Paramount Pictures' post-apocalyptic thriller LOVE & MONSTERS, Warner Bros' IN THE HEIGHTS, Dreamworks' THE BOSS BABY: FAMILY BUSINESS, Disney+'s THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, Marvel's AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, and STX's A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS.
Her advocacy focuses on teen homelessness & mental wellness as well as animal welfare initiatives. - Actress
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A Chicago native of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, she made her professional stage debut at the age of seven in Paul Mejia's "Cinderella" at The Auditorium Theatre. By the age of twelve, she was dancing 20 shows a month as "Clara" in "The Nutcracker". She joined the Young People's Company, whose alumni include John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Jeremy Piven, Lili Taylor and Aidan Quinn.
Aimee graduated from Northwestern University with a triple major in economics, journalism and French. While attending Northwestern University, she was put under a two-year contract with Paramount Television after Norman Lear hand-picked her to headline his pilot-in-development, The Chavez Family, and also played the lead role of Diana Morales in "A Chorus Line" for Broadway choreographer Mitzi Hamilton.
After Northwestern, she developed a television career in Los Angeles with Greetings from Tucson (2002), and had continued success as Andy Garcia's daughter and George Lopez's niece Veronica Palmero on George Lopez (2002). She is was at one point the only Latina in her generation to be on syndicated television.
In 2007, she was nominated for an ALMA and Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series.
Aimee also starred in Peter Berg's new high-octane medical drama Trauma (2009) on NBC.- Actress
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Jenna Marie Ortega was born on September 27, 2002 in Coachella Valley, California. She began acting at age 9 and has portrayed Harley, a creative-engineering prodigy navigating life as the middle child in a family of 7 children in "Stuck in the Middle," a Disney Channel series told from Harley's perspective.
Ortega is known not only for her stellar performance in multiple Disney productions but also for her roles in many award-winning movies and television series, such as her portrayal of Young Jane in The CW Television Network's iconic comedy-drama "Jane the Virgin," and Darcy in the 2015 Netflix sitcom "Richie Rich." In 2020 she co-starred as Phoebe in the horror sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020). Restless in her profession, Jenna is accountable for more than 15 television staples and blockbuster films to date, commonly accepting lead roles.
The daughter of mixed Mexican and Puerto Rican parents, Ortega makes it very clear to her audience that she is proud of her heritage and grateful for having the opportunity to share her culture with the world. In a 2016 Pop Sugar interview, Jenna conveys that succeeding in the American film industry as a Latina was an uphill battle, throttled by subjective casting and strict ethnic guidelines followed in the early 2000s. Despite this difficulty, Ortega did not let cultural barriers and prejudice hinder her progress as a rising star.
Working with the most prestigious studios in the film industry, Jenna Ortega has achieved a high status in her profession and gilded her family name for generations to come.- Actress
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This stunning and resourceful actress has been primarily a film player thus far. Only recently has she been opening herself up more to doing television (the series Gemini Division (2008), which she executive-produced), and animated voice-overs. Dawson's powerhouse talent stands out the most in edgy, urban filming that dates back to 1995 when she was only sixteen.
A rags-to-riches article entitled "Rosario Dawson: From Tenement to Tinseltown" probably says it all. Rosario was born on May 9, 1979 in New York City. Her mother, Isabel Celeste, of Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban descent, is a singer, and her stepfather, who raised her, Greg Dawson, of Irish descent, is a construction laborer. Her parents, who married when both were teenagers, eventually divorced. Rosario and her younger brother, Clay Dawson, had it hard while growing up, and were cared for by family members, most of whom were poverty-stricken, and some of whom were HIV-positive.
Her career actually started as a child when she made a minor showing on the children's show, Sesame Street (1969). As the story goes, she was "discovered" as an adolescent on her front porch step by two photographers. One of them, Harmony Korine, was an aspiring screenwriter who thought the inexperienced sixteen-year-old was ideal for the controversial cult film Kids (1995), in which she would portray a sexually active adolescent. It took time for Rosario's film career to kick in after that, but by the late 1990s, she had nabbed several independent films. Since then, she has moved into main-stream hits (and misses) and has surprised viewers with her earthy, provocative, uninhibited approach to her roles.
Reflecting New York's tougher, tawdrier side as assorted streetwalkers, homeless mothers, drug addicts, etc., her film highlights have included Light It Up (1999), Edward Burns' Sidewalks of New York (2001), Spike Lee's 25th Hour (2002) and Shattered Glass (2003). For Oliver Stone, she portrayed the duped bride of Colin Farrell's famed B.C. Macedonian warrior, Alexander (2004) (as in "...the Great"), which featured a notoriously violent-tinged nude/sex scene.
Expanding her horizons beyond film, she has always expressed interest in singing. She hooked up with Prince for the re-release of his 1980s hit "1999" and appeared in The Chemical Brothers' video for the song "Out of Control" from the album "Surrender". She is also featured on the Outkast track, "She Lives in My Lap". On stage, she co-starred as Julia in a revival of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" at the Public Theater's "Shakespeare in the Park" and appeared in "The Vagina Monologues".
She lucked into and got to show off her singing chops in the film adaptation of the hit New York musical Rent (2005), when Daphne Rubin-Vega, the original Mimi, became pregnant and was unable to reprise her exotic dancer role. Rosario also appeared as a prostitute in the adaptation of the graphic novel Sin City (2005). Of late, she has turned to producing. One of those, Descent (2007), had her playing a college coed who is brutally attacked and raped by a fellow student. Her more popular ventures have thus far included the role of Valerie Brown in the live-action version of the comic strip Josie and the Pussycats (2001), the Will Smith starrer Men in Black II (2002), Eagle Eye (2008) with Shia LaBeouf and Seven Pounds (2008), again with Smith, in which she offered one of her more tender-hearted performances as a woman with a potentially fatal heart condition.
More recent millennium films opposite some of Hollywood's top leading movie men include the tense actioneer Unstoppable (2010) with Denzel Washington and Chris Pine; the comedy/fantasy Zookeeper (2011) opposite Dalekmania (1995); romantic dramedy 10 Years (2011) with Channing Tatum; crime drama Fire with Fire (2012) with Bruce Willis; romantic comedy Top Five (2014) with Chris Rock; and action adventure Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) with Woody Harrelson. She has also top-lined independent films with her own feisty characters such as the thriller Unforgettable (2017) and the title role in the dramedy Krystal (2017).
Focusing also on TV projects, Rosario has graced such action series/mini-series as Daredevil (2015), Iron Fist (2017) and The Defenders (2017), as well as the comedy Jane the Virgin (2014) and animated cartoon series The Last Kids on Earth (2019).
Off-camera, the still-single Dawson is highly active in political, social and environmental causes and has been involved with such organizations/charities/campaigns as the Lower East Side Girls Club, Global Cool, the O.N.E. Campaign, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Control Arms, International Rescue Committee, Voto Latino (which she founded), Conservation International, Doctors Without Borders, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy and Save the Children. In October 2008, she lent her voice to the RESPECT! Campaign, a movement aimed at preventing domestic violence.- Actress
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Jessica Marie Garcia is an American actress hailing from Florida. Jessica is currently appearing in the Netflix hit On My Block as the role of Jasmine. She has acted in all four seasons of the hit Disney Channel Original series "Liv and Maddie". Her feature film "Avenge The Crows" was released on iTunes, where she plays Peaches starring alongside Danny Trejo and Lou Diamond Phillips. Jessica is also a member of the all-female ensemble cast of "BETCH: A Sketch Show" streaming now on the Go90 app and Hulu. You can see her earlier work on shows like "The Middle" as the tough wrestlerette, Becky for four seasons. Jessica's first break was on "Huge" playing Sierra Cruz on ABC Family.- Actress
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Selenis Leyva was born on 26 May 1972 in Baracoa, Guantánamo, Cuba. She is an actress, known for Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Orange Is the New Black (2013) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). She has been married to Raul Rivera since 25 August 2001.- Bianca Melgar was born on 21 August 2009 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is an actress, known for DogMan (2023), Gentefied (2020) and Bosch (2014).
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Natalie Martinez began modeling at the age of 15, years before she considered giving acting a try. The Miami-born beauty's career blossomed with a simple suggestion from her mother. During her senior year at St. Brendan High School in 2002, her mother saw an ad for J.Lo's new clothing line. After beating over 5,000 other girls for the gig, Natalie packed up and moved to Los Angeles.- Actress
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Eva Jacqueline Longoria was born on March 15, 1975 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Ella Eva Longoria (née Mireles), a special education teacher & Enrique Longoria Jr., a rancher. The youngest of four sisters who grew up in a Mexican-American family on a ranch near Corpus Christi, Longoria attended Texas A&M University-Kingsville, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology. After graduating from college, she entered a talent contest that brought her to Los Angeles, where she was spotted and subsequently signed by a theatrical agent. After landing roles on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987), General Hospital (1963) and co-starring on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990), she auditioned for and won the role of Isabella Braña on the popular series, The Young and the Restless (1973). After Y&R, Eva became well known worldwide thanks to Desperate Housewives (2004), where she played a main character, Gabrielle Solis. She also has a contract with L'Oreal and has been named one of the most beautiful people. A passionate advocate of education, she founded The Eva Longoria Foundation which helps Latinas build better futures for themselves and their families through education and entrepreneurship and earned a Masters in Chicano Studies presenting her thesis on "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers." Eva has also contributed writing to publications on the subject of education.- Julianna Gamiz is quickly becoming one of the most sought after young Latina actresses. She recently starred in the major Paramount film "Instant Family" as adorable, scene-stealing Lita, alongside an all-star cast including Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, and Octavia Spencer. She plays the youngest adopted daughter of two new parents and nails her performance as a super-sweet, yet demanding young lady who keeps the cute coming.
On the small screen, she starred in the Hulu series "East Los High" for three seasons as Isela Camayo, the daughter of the main character, who inspires the other teenagers in various situations on their life paths. She was cast as a regular performer at only two years old. Reprising this role, she also recently starred in "East Los High: The Movie," which was the show's extended finale. In addition, Julianna shot a two-season recurring arc on "Jane the Virgin" as the young version of the title character played by Gina Rodriguez. - Actress
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Yara Martinez was born on 31 August 1979 in Puerto Rico. She is an actress and producer, known for The Tick (2016), The Hitcher (2007) and True Detective (2014). She has been married to Joe Lewis since 2018.- Actress
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Justina Machado was born on 6 September 1972 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Torque (2004), Six Feet Under (2001) and One Day at a Time (2017).- Actress
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Scarlett Estevez was born in Los Angeles, California, and from a young age she displayed a knack for the performing arts.
Scarlett booked her first national commercial at age 3 and has appeared in more than 25 national commercials. Her first film role was in a short film for the "Make-A-Film Foundation" called The Magic Bracelet. The cast included James Van Der Beek, Hailee Steinfeld, Jackson Rathbone, J.K Simmons, and Bailee Madison. She went on to shoot her first feature film And Then There Was You, staring Garcelle Beauvais. Scarlett co-starred in the pilot Redeeming Dave, which was written by Dominic Russo (Workaholics). She co-starred on the Nickelodeon Web series Junior Eye. She was a supporting lead in the films Daddy's Home (2015) and Daddy's Home 2 (2017), playing the daughter of Mark Wahlberg and Linda Cardellini's character and stepdaughter of Will Ferrell's character. She can also be seen as a series regular on Fox's Lucifer (2016). The show is in its fifth season.- Actress
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Zoe Saldana was born on June 19, 1978 in Passaic, New Jersey, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaña. Her father was Dominican and her mother is Puerto Rican. She was raised in Queens, New York. When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to the Dominican Republic, where they would live for the next seven years. While living there, Zoe discovered a keen interest in performance dance and began her training at the prestigious ECOS Espacio de Danza Dance Academy where she learned ballet as well as other dance forms. Not only did her training provide an excellent outlet for the enthusiastic and energetic youngster, it would also prove to be a fortunate precursor for the start of her professional acting career. At age 17, Zoe and her family moved back to the United States where her love for dance followed and an interest in theater performance became stronger.
She began performing with the Faces theater troupe which put on plays geared to provide positive messages for teens with themes dealing with issues such as substance abuse and sex. These performances not only gave her valuable experience but also a source of great pride knowing that she was making a difference in the lives of young people like herself. While performing with the Faces troupe and also the New York Youth Theater, Zoe was recruited for a talent agency and her dance training years before coupled with her acting experience greatly helped her land her first big screen role as Eva Rodriguez, the talented and headstrong ballet dancer in the film Center Stage (2000). Since her professional career began several years ago, Zoe's talent and determination have allowed her to be involved in blockbuster films and act with major actors, actresses and industry insiders at a pace that very few young professionals have experienced.
Zoe has not only held her own in major motion picture productions but gained the respect and praise from industry insiders such as Jerry Bruckheimer and Steven Spielberg and actors/actresses such as Tom Hanks, Bernie Mac, Keira Knightley, Ashton Kutcher, Kirsten Dunst and Orlando Bloom. According to many of her co-stars, producers and directors, the sky is no limit for this young star who has incredible range, intense concentration, and a steely determination to be involved with projects that challenge her professionally with wide-ranging subject matters and characters. Just to ask practically anyone who she has worked for or with about her, glowing comments abound and earned friendships and respect are readily revealed. A star has been born, and growing every day.- Actress
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Aimee Carrero (born July 15, 1988 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was raised in Miami, Florida. She attended the Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School and graduated in 2006. Aimee first began her professional acting career in 2007. Holding a strong base for television appearances, Aimee's credits include work on Hannah Montana (2006), Lincoln Heights (2006), and The Mentalist (2008). She made her first major film credit in the form of the animated comedy Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009). Aimee Carrero is best recognized for her major film role in the television movie Level Up (2011). The film premiered on November 23, 2011 and subsequently spawned a series by the same name Level Up (2012) the following year. Aimee reprised her film role of spirited teenager Angie Prietto and rejoined her original cast mates on further adventures inside and outside the series' online video game of 'Maldark: Conqueror of All Worlds'. These adventures serve as the premise on which the series continues and airs on the Cartoon Network, the same channel on which the film debuted. Her second film venture was made in 2012 with the television film Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012), starring Indiana Evans, Brenton Thwaites and Denise Richards. Since 2009, she is a resident of Los Angeles, California.- Actress
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Daniella Alonso was born in New York City, to a large family of Puerto Rican, Peruvian, and Japanese descent, and was raised in an all-women household. At age fifteen, she was discovered by the Ford Modeling Agency, and began booking jobs for teen magazines like Seventeen, YM, and Teen, which led to her booking commercials for Clairol, Cover Girl, Clean and Clear, Kmart, Target, Footlocker, Volkswagen and others. Daniella has done over thirty national commercials and over twenty Spanish market advertisements, eventually moving from commercials to television to feature films.- Actress
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Briana Venskus was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Sorry for Your Loss (2018), The Walking Dead (2010) and Grace and Frankie (2015).- Actress
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Melonie Diaz was raised on New York's Lower East Side. She was bitten by the acting bug while attending the Henry Street Settlement. Melonie was also a student at the Professional Performing Arts High School. Her parents are of Puerto Rican descent. She has one older sister and is very close with her family.- Actress
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Diane Guerrero (born July 21, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Maritza Ramos on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black and Lina on Jane the Virgin. Among her other roles was a recurring role on Are We There Yet? Guerrero grew up in Boston and remained there after the rest of her family was deported to Colombia. She is an advocate for immigration reform. Her role on Orange Is the New Black has twice contributed to wins for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
Guerrero was born in New Jersey to Colombian parents and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. As the only member of her immediate family with United States citizenship (by virtue of being born in the country), she remained in the U.S. when her parents and older brother were deported back to Colombia when she was 14. Her parents had pursued legal citizenship, but had been fraudulently represented. Guerrero's niece, who also grew up without a strong family support system, later served time in jail.
Guerrero was raised in the Jamaica Plain and Roxbury neighborhoods of Boston after being taken in by other Colombian families. She has had an interest in acting since a young age and took advantage of free opportunities in the neighborhood or at school. Then she attended Boston Arts Academy, a performing arts high school, where she was in the music department. Among her high school activities was singing with a jazz group, but she anticipated pursuing political science and communications in college. In 2010, she appeared in the Faces music video that was shot in Norwood, Massachusetts for Louie Bello. Her first job after college was in a law office. At age 24, she decided to pursue a career in acting. In 2011, she moved to New York City and studied acting at the Susan Batson Studios where she met her manager Josh Taylor. Guerrero's life experience compels her to advocate for immigration reform and is an influence that she draws upon in her acting.
She auditioned for a role on Devious Maids, but was cast in Orange is the New Black, where she plays a Bronx-bred character that is Colombian. For season 2, she was part of the cast that earned recognition for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards. The cast earned recognition for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series again at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards. She has had a recurring role on Are We There Yet?.
In 2014, she appeared in Emoticon ;), a comedy about a May-December romance in which her character's father is involved with a doctoral candidate. Her performance in this film as Amanda ("Mandy") Nevins, an adopted teenage child, elicited positive criticism such as a description of a "well-drawn smaller moment" that was "beautifully rendered" according to Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter and a performance that "command sympathy" according to Inkoo Kang of the Los Angeles Times.
One of her upcoming roles is as an 1800s Cuban confederate spy, loosely based on the life of Loreta Janeta Velazquez, for Peter and John. She was cast in The CW's series Jane the Virgin in a recurring role. In February 2015, Guerrero was cast as the female lead in CBS' television pilot for Super Clyde, but the show was not picked up for series when CBS announced its fall schedule in May. Guerrero has upcoming film roles in Happy Yummy Chicken, Beyond Control and The Godmother.
In 2016, Guerrero released In the Country We Love: My Family Divided a memoir about her parents being detained and deported when she was fourteen. The book's written with Michelle Burford and published by Henry Holt and Co.- Actress
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Dania is a Latin American actress born in the Dominican Republic. She grew up, living with her grandmother, in a poor household. Her parents left for the United States, when she was 6-months old, and she finally joined them in New York when she was age 10.
She knew from a young age that she wanted to act. She was discovered by a model scout and cast in a soda commercial. She attended the Actor's workshop in New York City and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.
Her first job was Jay-Z's girlfriend in his music video, Streets Is Watching (1998). She went on to appear in high profile TV shows The Sopranos (1999), Entourage (2004) and Heroes (2006). She has also appeared in films and, in 2012, she was cast in American Reunion (2012). She is currently starring on Lifetime's Devious Maids (2013) as 'Rosie Falta'.- Actress
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Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural Without a Trace (2005-09), as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013-16), and as Elena Roarke on the new Fantasy Island (2021-present). In film, Sánchez has appeared in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Boat Trip (2002), The Game Plan (2007), and Act of Valor (2012).- Actress
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Melissa Barrera Martinez was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León México. The first of four daughters of Rosana Maria Martinez García and Tomás Gerardo Barrera Tames. She attended the American School Foundation of Monterrey from the ages of 4 to 18 when she graduated high school. It was during her middle school years that she began getting involved in theater. She participated in school plays and musicals such as 'The Wizard of Oz,' 'Footloose,' 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' and 'Aida.' She began her professional career during her last year of high school when she led the Mexican production of 'Romeo y Julieta'(the original french musical) playing the part of Julieta. After that she also participated in a regional production of 'Footloose'in the role of Ariel before leaving for college in New York. She auditioned and was accepted to the Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP21) as part of the Tisch School of the Arts in New York University (NYU) in 2009. During her years at NYU she participated in productions such as 'Sweet Charity' and Brecht's 'The Caucasian Chalk Circle' in the lead role of Grusche Vachnadze. In 2011 she left NYU when she was selected to participate in the Mexican reality show 'La Academia'of TV Azteca in which she gained lots of critical acclaim for her singing and dancing abilities. At the end of 2011 she was chosen to participate in her first telenovela in TV Azteca: 'La Mujer de Judas' in the role of Zulamita. Directly after that she was offered her second role as the young ingenue in the telenovela 'La Otra Cara del Alma' alongside the latin telenovela star Gabriela Spanic. In this telenovela she earned great reviews for her acting abilities and earned her first lead in a telenovela as Olvido in 'Siempre Tuya Acapulco.' This became her big break as she positioned herself as one of the fresh new faces of Mexican television and the show became one of the most successful and beloved stories in over 20 countries. After the success of 'Siempre Tuya Acapulco'she got offered her second lead role in a telenovela 'Tanto Amor'in which she once again earned critical acclaim for her acting. After working in television she opted to try her luck in the film industry doing 4 films in two years. Two of the films which she leads are set to premiere in the second half of 2017: The first set in the 1950s 'Sacúdete las Penas', the second, a modern drama 'Prima.' Not leaving her love for the theatre behind Melissa has always procured to alternate television and film with theatre, starring in three long running productions in Mexico city: ¨Despertando en Primavera'(Spring Awakening) as Wendla, the spanish hit musical ¨Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar (Hnmpl)¨ as Maria, and Mel Brook's Él Joven Frankenstein'(Young Frankenstein) as Inga alongside the comedians Adal Ramones and the famous Mascabrothers. For her role as Maria in 'Hnmpl' she won two awards: Revelation in Theatre from the Agrupación de Periodistas Teatrales (APT), and the Female Revelation in a Musical from the Agrupación de Críticos y Periodistas de Teatro (ACPT).- Actress
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America Georgine Ferrera (born April 18, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Betty Suarez on the American Broadcasting Company's comedy-drama television series Ugly Betty (2006) . Her acting garnered critical acclaim, and she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.- Actress
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Yindra Zayas (who was named after her mother) was born on October 27, in Miami, Florida. She is Afro-Cuban and the second-born of five. She begin her acting career in plays at age five and has appeared in nationwide campaigns and featured on popular shows such as Greys Anatomy, Sharp Objects (2018), Disney Channel spinoff series Girl Meets World (2014), and the Netflix sitcom Family Reunion (2019). . Yindra plans to make herself known as one of the greatest actresses of her generation. Although it will take a lot of convincing, long nights, and hard work, Yindra will stop at nothing to make her dreams a reality with her ambition, drive, and humble heart.- Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens, New York among eight siblings, including her twin sister Lorraine, Lauren Velez dreamed of becoming an actress ever since she played a groundhog in a school play in second grade. Immediately following high school, she received a scholarship from the Alvin Ailey Dance School which led to her first job performing in the national touring company of the musical "Dreamgirls". Later she became understudy for actress Phylicia Rashad in Broadway's "Into the Woods". Her most visible role was that of "Nina Moreno" on the cop drama New York Undercover (1994). With her varied performances and Afro-Latin background and appearance, Velez's success is considered -- by fans and critics alike -- a breakthrough for Latina actresses who do not fit the stereotypical "Europeanized Hollywood" version of Latin females. As a result, Velez deservedly has a large multi-ethnic following.
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Judy Reyes was born on 5 November 1967 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Scrubs (2001), Smile (2022) and Devious Maids (2013). She was previously married to Edwin M. Figueroa.- Actress
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Lisa Vidal was born on 13 June 1965 in New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Star Trek (2009), Being Mary Jane (2013) and Mighty Aphrodite (1995). She has been married to Jay Cohen since 6 January 1990. They have three children.- Actress
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Isabella Ferreira has become a talent to watch in Hollywood. She embarked on her artistic journey at age 5, igniting a lifelong passion for the arts. Her love affair with the stage began with dance, but a serendipitous opportunity to perform in "The Nutcracker" ignited her deep-seated passion for acting. From that moment, Isabella devoted herself to rigorous training in dance, singing, and acting.
At her young age, she has graced the small and big screen on significant projects. Notably, she was a series regular on Hulu's beloved series, "LOVE, VICTOR," leaving an indelible mark on audiences with her talent and charisma. Her star continued to rise as she took on one of the lead roles in the American High film for Hulu, "CRUSH," captivating viewers with her remarkable performance. Beyond these accomplishments, Isabella's portfolio boasts a rich array of credits, including Jenji Kohan's thought-provoking series, "SOCIAL DISTANCE," on Netflix, and a substantial recurring role on the iconic "ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK" series, also on Netflix.
Most recently, Isabella Ferreira took center stage in the upcoming Spyglass film "INCOMING," alongside Mason Thames, under the direction of John and Dave Chernin.
Ferreira hails from Philadelphia and currently resides in Los Angeles.- Emily Tosta was born on 26 March 1998 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is an actress, known for Mayans M.C. (2018), Party of Five (2020) and Willy's Wonderland (2021).
- Elle Paris Legaspi is a distinguished American actress whose heritage spans Hispanic, European, and Filipino roots, showcasing her diverse background in the realm of performance arts. A native of San Diego, California, Legaspi has dedicated her life to refining her acting abilities from a young age, embracing imaginative play and joining numerous acting troupes early on. Her involvement in notable theatrical productions, including "The Lion King" and "A Christmas Carol," coupled with her formal education through Emerging Artists, culminated in her professional acting debut in 2017.
Legaspi's career took a significant leap forward in 2020 with her portrayal of Valentina Acosta in the Freeform series "Party of Five." This role not only brought her widespread recognition but also earned her the Outstanding TV Impact Award alongside "Party of Five" Executive Producer Amy Lipman at the 2020 National Hispanic Media Coalition Awards Gala. Her talents further shone through appearances on "Good Morning America" and roles in acclaimed series such as "Animal Kingdom," "Jane the Virgin," and "Vida." In addition, her performance in the short film "Duet" garnered her a nomination for Best Lead Actress at the 2019 Milan International Film Festival.
Beyond her acting pursuits, Legaspi possesses a profound passion for dance. Since she was five years old, she has been honing her dance techniques and has performed on stages at prestigious events like "World of Dance", "Nickelodeon's Drop that Seat", and the "Harlem Globetrotters Halftime Show."
Off the stage and screen, Legaspi is an influential social media personality and a fashion aficionado who also invests quality time with her family. Her actions reflect a deeply ingrained sense of kindness and a commitment to giving back to the community, a principle that finds roots in the love and beauty of her Filipino culture. This profound connection to her heritage inspired her to participate in the Miss Young Philippines USA pageant in 2022, where she was honored with the title of Miss Young Philippines Tourism and received multiple accolades, including Miss Young Philippines Ambassador, Best in Evening Gown, Congeniality, Most Talented, social media, and Miss Dahl Aesthetics. Legaspi's multifaceted career and personal endeavors highlight her as a versatile and impactful figure in both the entertainment industry and beyond. - Sol Rodriguez is an Argentinian/Uruguayan actress of Italian descent. Born in Buenos Aires Argentina then moved to Miami Sol started doing TV commercials at the young age of 10, her first TV gig was for Nickelodeon Latin America, where she landed a starring role in the original production of Nickelodeon "Grachi". Thanks to the response of the fans they did three seasons in a total of 205 episodes, being number one in ratings in most of Latin American countries, Asia and Europe. There was also a musical tour during the second and third season, Grachi: El Show en Vivo, that traveled to many Mexico cities. In Argentina they did 10 shows in Teatro Gran Rex, Rosario and Santa Fé getting great response from the fans. Sol was nominated to Nickelodeons Kids' Choice Awards Mexico for Best Supporting Actress and Kids' Choice Awards Argentina for Newcomer. She has worked in several TV shows for Telemundo NBC, Univision and Venevision before starting her crossover to the American market.
- Born and raised in Montebello, California, actress Chelsea Rendon has been a working actress since the age of 7, after booking a leading role in the feature film "No Turning Back", which went onto win multiple awards for her portrayal of Cristina. She continued to work on shows such as "E.R.", "The Shield", and "Judging Amyas" a child, and recently worked on Disney's "McFarland, USA", starred in Netflix original hit "Bright", and has recurred on Freeform's "The Fosters". Most recognized for her role as Ruthie in the Oscar-nominated film "A Better Life", Chelsea is taking a page from the same book and channeling a young, "woke" activist by the name of Mari in STARZ' upcoming drama "Vida". Chelsea stars alongside Mishel Prada and Melissa Barrera in the half-hour drama series focusing on two Mexican-American sisters from the east side of Los Angeles. As an actor who is attracted to empowering female roles, Chelsea draws inspiration from the likes of Viola Davis, Mariska Hargitay and Taraji P. Henson, and hopes to one day produce her content and try her hand in directing. Chelsea enjoys practicing karate, eating her way through the city's best tacos, and finding time to catch up on her favorite televi-sion shows.
- Madison Taylor Baez is a 12 year old musical prodigy who is a rising star in Hollywood both as a singer and actress. She was born and raised in Orange County California and is of Hispanic and Filipino decent. She is best known for co-staring as "Young Selena Quintanilla" in Netflix #1 Show "Selena The Series" a story of the late Latin singer Selena Quintanilla. Madison has received high praise for her portrayal of young Selena, as well as for being the only cast member to use her powerful and soulful vocals in the Netflix series. Madison was nominate for the Prestigious Imagen Award for Best Young Actress in a TV Series. Most recently Madison Stars as Eleanor Kane in the new Showtime Vampire series "Let The Right One In" opposite Academy Award Nominated Actor Demain Bichir who will play her father. The series is based on the 2004 Novel and the international acclaimed 2008 Swedish movie.
Madison is also known for her viral Golden Buzzer audition singing Amazing Grace on Season 17 of America's Got Talent that has received 42 million views world wide. Madison went on to reach the semi finals and was a fan favorite. Her singing of the National Anthem has earned her the name America's "Anthem Girl" for her powerful and soulful renditions singing the National Anthem in sold out stadiums and arenas for the LA Dodgers, Lakers, Rams, Kings, Galaxy, Harlem Globetrotters, and many high profile charity events.
She has been featured on the Fox show Game Of Talents hosted by Comedian Wayne Brady as she delivered an Amazing and viral singing performance of Bill Withers "Aint No Sunshine". In addition Madison appeared on the show Kids Say The Darndest Things with host and comedian Tiffany Haddish and received a standing ovation for performance of Beyoncé's "Listen". Madison's rise to stardom has been featured on NBC 4 Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Telemundo, Fox 11 The Good LA Morning Show, Inside Edition, ABC 7 News, Fox 11 News, NBC 4 News, CBS 2 News, KTLA 5 News.
Madison broke into the entertainment world at 8 years old. She co-starred in the award winning film "The Tooth Racket" and has filmed 20 national commercials for McDonald's, FujiFilm, Walmart, Chevy, and KB Homes as well as music videos for Nina West and DJ Carnage. Her story of singing to her father at age 3 to help fight his Stage 4 colon cancer for over the last 7 years is truly remarkable and has been shared world wide. - Actress
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Born on 23rd December, Mishel Prada is an American movie and TV actress. She belongs to Latin-American ethnicity, and her zodiac sign is Capricorn. She has not disclosed her academic qualification, and where she spent her childhood. Mishel seems to love 'Hinduism' as she likes sharing pictures of Ganesha and other gods.
Mishel started her career as an actress via American Thriller Tell Me How I Die movie and TV drama named The Walking Dead in 2016. She loves the horror genre, which was proved when she was announced as a cast member of Vida series in November 2017. The first episode was premiered on 6th May 2018, and next will be on-air on 13th May.
Prada is playing a lead role intimidating Mexican-American diva Emma. The story unfolds past life of Lyn and her mother in every episode. As she just entered in the entertainment industry, she has yet to earn a good fortune. As of 2018, we estimated her net worth to be $200 thousand only.- Elizabeth Grullon is a first generation American, born in Queens, NY to Dominican parents. Her mother is a school teacher and her father is a postal worker. She is the youngest of 3 children. She is an actress known for Scandal, The Catch and Criminal Minds as well as a voice actor known for Cartoon Network's Close Enough.
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Dascha Polanco is a Dominican American actress known for playing the character Dayanara "Daya" Diaz on Orange Is the New Black (2013). As of January 2018, she has a recurring role on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2016) as Detective Lori Weider. Polanco was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and moved to the United States at a young age. She was raised in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York and Miami by her father, a mechanic, and mother, a cosmetologist. Polanco is the oldest of three children; she has a brother and sister.- Actress
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Justina Adorno is a Bronx New York native. In high school Justina attended a magnet program for acting called PCA (Palmetto Center for the Arts) where she fell in love with theater, later attended South Carolina Governor School for the Arts and Hummanities, and graduated with her BFA in acting at Coastal Carolina University when she then moved back to NYC. Justina has booked national commercials and appeared in NBCs 2016 Diversity Showcase. Since she has appeared in hit television shows such as; Netflix Seven Seconds with Emmy winner Regina King, ABCs Grand Hotel series regular as Yoli with executive producer Eva Longoria directed by Ken Olin, FX's Mayans M.C along side Clayton Cardenas and Emmy winning Edward James Olmos.- Feliz Ramirez was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and has lived in Brooklyn, Spain, and Los Angeles.
Feliz was a series regular on ABC's 2019 primetime drama, Grand Hotel, executive produced by Eva Longoria and Demian Bichir.
In 2016, Feliz joined the theater company Primitive Grace, led by Paul Calderon and David Zayas, where she landed a role in the Off-Broadway production Fringe of Humanity and was cast in a co-star role on CBS's Bull. Feliz has modeled professionally for years and continues to work as an actress, writer, and producer.
Feliz's second lifelong love (behind filmmaking) is athletics, where she has competed in volleyball, basketball, softball, and track and field. After leading her high school volleyball team to two state championships, she signed a full-ride scholarship to Division I St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York where she studied film and theater.
During her free time, Feliz competes in beach volleyball tournaments, surfs, plays basketball, and hikes and camps as often as possible. She enjoys traveling, storytelling, writing poetry and music on the piano & guitar, painting, and spending time with her loving family. - Actress
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Kayla Rose Maisonet has successfully pivoted her career from the Disney Channel, positioning herself as a breakout star of 2019. The young Latina actress spent the past few years making a name for herself on the small screen, with a role in Disney Channels Stuck In The Middle as Georgie Diaz. Although that role has shaped Kayla's career, it also became the launching pad for her continued success in film and tv. Earlier this year, Kayla nabbed a recurring role on ABC's SPEECHLESS as Izzy, a quirky character to join the series which was described as one of TV's best comedies of the year. Kayla is passionate about her Latina heritage, women's issues, animal rights and the environment.- Tess Romero is known for Diary of a Future President (2020).
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Karrie Martin Lachney is an American actress born and raised in southern Louisiana to Honduran parents. She is the female lead on the Peabody nominated Netflix series 'Gentefied' executive produced by America Ferrera. Additionally, she has guest-starred on shows such as "Pretty Little Liars," "The Arrangement," and "The Purge."
Before landing the leading role in Gentefied, she was a casting associate at Betty Mae, casting multiple films, including Bad Boys 4 Life alongside Will Smith, Troop Zero with Viola Davis, and Promising Young Woman with Carey Mulligan, among others.
In 2021, Martin Lachney partnered with producer Teri Weinberg (Ugly Betty, The Office) and acquired the film and television rights to the book series 'That Boy' from author Jillian Dodd. Martin and Weinberg will develop the books into a series. Season two of 'Gentefied' will release in the fall of 2021.
She is based in Lousiana when not working.- Actress
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Maria-Elena Laas was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. She is an actress and producer, known for Warrior (2019), Vida (2018) and Vital Signs.- Actress
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Rita Moreno is one of the very few performers to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony and a Grammy, thus becoming an EGOT. She was born Rosita Dolores Alverío in the hospital in Humacao, Puerto Rico on December 11, 1931 (but raised in nearby, smaller Juncos, which had no hospital), to seamstress Rosa María (Marcano) and farmer Francisco José "Paco" Alverío. Her mother moved to New York City in 1937, taking Rita with her while leaving her reportedly unfaithful husband and Rita's younger brother behind. Rita's professional career began before she reached adolescence.
From the age of nine, she performed as a professional dancer in New York night clubs. At age 11, she landed her first movie experience, dubbing Spanish-language versions of US films. Less than a month before her 14th birthday on November 22, 1945, she made her Broadway debut in the play "Skydrift" at the Belasco Theatre, costarring with Arthur Keegan and a young Eli Wallach. Although she would not appear again on Broadway for almost two decades, Rita Moreno, as she was billed in the play, had arrived professionally. In 1950, she was signed by MGM, but the studio dropped her option after just one year.
The cover of the March 1, 1954, edition of "Life Magazine" featured a three-quarters, over-the-left-shoulder profile of the young Puerto Rican actress/entertainer with the provocative title "Rita Moreno: An Actresses' Catalog of Sex and Innocence". It was sexpot time, a stereotype that would plague her throughout the decade. If not cast as a Hispanic pepper pot, she could rely on being cast as another "exotic", such as her appearance on Father Knows Best (1954) as an exchange student from India. Because of a dearth of decent material, Moreno had to play roles in movies that she considered degrading. Among the better pictures she earned featured roles in were the classic Singin' in the Rain (1952) and The King and I (1956).
Director Robert Wise, who was chosen to co-direct West Side Story (1961) (the film version of the smash Broadway musical, a retelling of William Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" with the warring Venetian clans the Montagues and Capulets re-envisioned as Irish/Polish and Puerto Rican adolescent street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks), cast Moreno as "Anita", the Puerto Rican girlfriend of Sharks' leader Bernardo, whose sister Maria is the piece's Juliet.
However, despite her talent, roles commensurate with that talent were not forthcoming in the 1960s. The following decade would prove kinder, possibly because the beautiful Moreno had aged gracefully and could now be seen by filmmakers, TV producers and casting directors as something other than the spitfire/sexpot that Hispanic women were supposed to conform to. Ironically, it was in two vastly diverging roles--that of a $100 hooker in director Mike Nichols' brilliant realization of Jules Feiffer's acerbic look at male sexuality, Carnal Knowledge (1971), and Milly the Helper in the children's TV show The Electric Company (1971)--that signaled a career renaissance.
Moreno won a 1972 Grammy Award for her contribution to "The Electric Company"'s soundtrack album, following it up three years later with a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Musical for "The Ritz" (a role she would reprise in the film version, The Ritz (1976)). She then won Emmy Awards for The Muppet Show (1976) and The Rockford Files (1974).
She has continued to work steadily on screen (both large and small) and on stage, solidifying her reputation as a national treasure, a status that was officially ratified with the award of the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush in June 2004.- Belissa Escobedo was born on 16 September 1998 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Blue Beetle (2023), Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) and Sex Appeal (2022).
- Catherine Toribio is known for Jane the Virgin (2014) and Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014).
- Lillianna Valenzuela was born on 4 December 2008 in Japan. She is an actress, known for Jane the Virgin (2014), S.W.A.T. (2017) and Saving Sara Cruz.
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Montse Hernandez is a Mexican-American actress, singer, writer and director. Born in Dallas, Texas, Montse started her career in national commercials and modeling at the age of 3. At age 8, she landed the role of 'Natalia' on "Barney," prompting her family to move to Los Angeles shortly after. Montse has built a resume of extensive credits including the titular role of Teen Jane in the CW's "Jane the Virgin" and has had several recurring arcs on shows including, NBC's "The Night Shift," USA's "Colony" and the independent film "Lowriders" opposite Eva Longoria, Demian Bichir, Gabriel Chavarria and Melissa Benoist.
Montse stars as the lead in "Student Body" which follows high school student Jane (played by Hernandez) who, after experiencing an inappropriate situation with her math teacher, takes matters into her own hands when the school administration refuses to take action. The film, which also stars Christian Camargo and Harley Quinn Smith, tackles several important topics including the importance of fitting in and the unfortunate reality of young women handling predatory advances from men in power.
Montse is voicing roles in several Cartoon Network shows including 'Gwen Tennyson' in "Ben10," "Victor & Valentino," and "Craig on the Creek." Montse also voices the role of Empress Qiyana on the popular video game "League of Legends" and is one of the stars in Netflix's Emmy-winning, animated series "The Last Kids on Earth" alongside Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, and Nick Wolfhard. She also stars in the indie drama "Solidarity" alongside Mexican actress, Elpidia Carrillo.
Montse's second passion is writing and directing. In the winter of 2018, she directed an animatic record with an all star voice cast including Josh Keaton, Yuri Lowenthal, Max Mittleman, David Kaye, and Tara Platt. Additionally, Montse has written multiple shorts, shows, and even a full length feature. She is bilingual and when not on set, enjoys singing, writing, dancing, playing video games and watching anime.- Actress
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Rosie Garcia is known for Jane the Virgin (2014), I Accidentally Domed Your Son (2004) and The Mentalist (2008). She has been married to David Rountree since 26 August 2006. They have one child.- Actress
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Greice Santo was born on the 6th June 1992 in Brazil. She moved to Los Angeles, California.
Before she started her acting career, Greice was a model, and featured on the covers of high profile magazine Viva Glam among others. Her acting debut came in 2012 in one chapter of the TV comedy series New Girl (2011) which got her noticed and her career underway.
In 2014, Greice was chosen for the role of Blanca in the TV comedy series Jane the Virgin (2014); although she featured in just six episodes, it was enough to make Greice a new starlet. After this, she made her film debut with a support role in the action crime-drama film Wild Card (2015), which had Jason Statham.
She took a short break from acting until 2019, then returned with the role of Ana Maria in the TV comedy series "One Day at a Time". Nothing changed for young Greice, as she continued quite successfully, firstly with the part of Yoga Nanny in the pilot episode of the TV series "Games People Play" in 2019, and she worked on the action-adventure crime film Birds of Prey (2020), in an uncredited role.
As of 2019 she is more dedicated to being a singing artist.- Actress
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Elizabeth Phoenix Caro, a versatile and fluently bilingual Latina actress, was born in Long Beach, California. She embarked on her entertainment journey at the tender age of four when her parents enrolled her in acting classes at Shari Shaw Studios in Studio City. Growing up in the spotlight, she frequently graced red carpets alongside her renowned father, Mexican singer Regulo Caro, attending prestigious music events like Premios Lo Nuestro and Premios Tu Mundo.
Elizabeth's talent and dedication quickly propelled her into the limelight. At just six years old, she made her feature film debut in LD Entertainment's "Dog Days," portraying the character 'Amelia.' Directed by Ken Marino, the film boasted a star-studded cast including Finn Wolfhard, Nina Dobrev, Eva Longoria, and Vanessa Hudgens, marking Elizabeth's impressive entry into Hollywood. Following this success, she showcased her acting prowess in a long list of commercials and various film projects, including "The Christmas Chronicles," "The Old Ways," "La Mancha," "In Wonderland," and the upcoming film "Little Bites," produced by the iconic Cher.
She has also graced the small screen in acclaimed television shows such as "The Conners," "How I Met Your Father," "A.P. Bio," and "Station 19." She has also lent her voice in animated television projects "Listen To Your Vegetables & Eat Your Parents," "T.O.T.S.," and in the films "Encanto" and "Flamin' Hot."
In her leisure time, Elizabeth loves pursuing all things creative, finding joy in painting, drawing, and bonding with her younger sister Emilia and newborn brother Leonel. Represented by Maha Sweiss at Mills Kaplan Entertainment and the Osbrink Agency in Los Angeles, Elizabeth Phoenix Caro continues to captivate audiences with her exceptional talent and professional dedication to her craft.- Actress
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Idalia Valles was born on 26 April 1993 in Houston, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Queen of the South (2016), Con (2015) and Real Rob (2015).- Actress
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Higareda was born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico, the daughter of actress Martha Cervantes and therapist and artist Jose Luis Higareda, and sister of actress Miriam Higareda. She began acting on stage at a very early age, along with dancing jazz, flamenco, tap and folklore. At 14, she moved to Mexico City from her native Tabasco to pursue an acting career. Her debut was in theater participating in various plays such as "Little Women" "Don Juan" among others.
Being an advanced student, she entered college several years early at the age of 15; studying Communications at El Tecnologico de Monterrey. She would attend college in the mornings while going to acting school in the evenings and performing in theater on the weekends. A year later, her mother and sister moved to Mexico City and attended acting school with her.
She had her first TV debut as an anchor hostess in The Disney Channel's ''Zapping Zone'' a 2 hour life show of fun sketches and adventurous exploring. Soon after, Martha had her own extreme sports segments in the show.
She was only 16 when filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron came to Mexico City auditioning for "Y tu Mama tambien", Martha got the part of Cecilia Huerta, Gael Garcia's girlfriend in the film, but being underage and due to the full on nudity in the movie she was not able to do the role. Cuaron encouraged her to keep pursuing her acting career and following his advice soon after she changed her major from Communications to the Performing Arts.
In 2002, Higareda had her first leading role in the movie ''Amar te duele" "Love hurts", directed by Fernando Sariñana, in which she shares credits with Luis Fernando Peña and Alfonso Herrera. The movie quickly became a box office hit. And launched Martha's career giving her the nickname "The Mexican Sweetheart". She received The Silver Goddess award for her performance as female lead and the MTV movies favorite actress award.
In 2003, she was offered the lead in a Mexican TV show "Enamorate" in TV Azteca. But Higareda's passion was in making movies. Higareda returned with the movie ''Siete Días'' next to Jaime Camil, which turned out to be another box office hit. She worked with Carlos Carrera (El crimen del Padre Amaro) in "Sex, love and other perversions" winning another Silver Goddess Award. And that same year she was nominated as best supporting actress for the Mexican Academy Awards for her role in ''Fuera del Cielo'', In 2007, she came with her latest production ''Niñas Mal'', directed by Fernando Sariñana where she shared credits with Camila Sodi and Ximena Sariñana The movie produced by Columbia Pictures was a huge success in which Higareda portrayed a stubborn yet sweet punk, Adela, and her unusual haircut and fashion statement quickly became a trend in Mexican teenagers.
She booked her first American movie in 2007 ''Borderland'' where she shared credits with Sean Austin and Beto Cuevas produced by Lionsgate. The movie was screening in the American Film Market when an agent approached her. He introduced Martha to Craig Shapiro, who to this day represents Higareda at ICM Partners. Shapiro convinced Martha to move to LA. So in 2008, she moved to Hollywood to audition and study script writing: "I'm not the type of actress who sits there to wait for the phone call, I love the creating process and I need to keep myself busy, so I studied script writing, first to know how to choose my projects but most importantly because writing had always been a big passion in my life. So when I'm not acting, for sure I'm writing a script". She booked her first TV show directed by Stephen Frears but the show was canceled due to the writers' strike.
In 2008, she worked in the film ''Street Kings'', as Keanu Reeves love interest, along with Hugh Laurie, Cris Evans and Forest Whitaker. The film was directed by David Ayer.
She went back to her native country with three finished scripts and at the age of 25 she wrote and produced her first independent film "Te presento a Laura" The movie was in the top ten films in box-office for 10 consecutive weeks. In 2010, she appeared in the prequel to the crime/action film ''Smokin' Aces'', as a deadly female assassin. In 2012, she shot ''Hello Herman'' with Norman Reedus as an American reporter. And in "Lies in Plain Sight" as the leading visually impaired woman trying to solve the murder of her sister, winning the Image foundation Award for her performance.
In 2014, she wrote, produced and starred in "Casese Quien Pueda" (Marry me if you can) directed by Marco Polo Constandse and produced by Martha and Miri Higareda and Alejandra Cardenas. The movie quickly became the second biggest box office record of its time. This caught the attention of the American Studios. "I wanted not only to be in movies, but to know the guts of the industry, so I went to find the investors, and was involved in every part of the creative process. Making movies it's all a team effort, so if you surround yourself with the best people you learn from them and if you can also give an opportunity to those whom you believe in their talent, magical things can happen, yes the seed of the idea it's the script but the trunk and the branches is combining everyone else's talents"
She played Amparo in the mini series "Carlos" directed by french awarded director Olivier Assayas with Edgar Ramirez playing Ilich the terrorist. She worked in the Disney movie McFarland USA with director Nikki Caro starring Kevin Costner, Maria Bello and Chris Pratts.
Martha has successfully combined her acting, writing and producing careers. In 2016, she starred and produced "No Manches Frida" with Edward Allen and Mauricio Arguelles. From Patnelion, Lionsgate, Videocine and Constantin Films, "No Manches Frida" was another box office hit, where Higareda plays shy yet passionate Miss Lucy who falls in love with a Criminal (Omar Chaparro). Due to their longstanding friendship, she and Chaparro had wonderful chemistry and it was Martha who went to the Studio pitching Chaparro for the role. The low budget film made 11.8 million dollars in Mexico and 11.5 million dollars in the US.
Higareda produced with Miguel Mier, Jimena Rodriguez, Bernardo Rugama the box office success and Mexican adaptation of "3 idiots" A story about following your true passion, this subject has always interested Higareda as she has toured around her country giving inspirational yet grounding talks to teenagers.
Higareda's newest project, "Altered Carbon," is a hard-boiled cyberpunk science fiction novel by Richard K. Morgan brought to the screen by Netflix and Skydance Studios. Opposite Joel Kinnaman who portrays Envoy Takeshi Kovacs, Higareda plays the female counterpart, detective Kristin Ortega. Miguel Sapochnik directs the first episode. "Altered Carbon" was met with mildly positive reviews from critics, receiving a 64% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, fan reception was extremely positive with a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.1 on Metacritic, making Higareda's debut in American television a relative success.- Noemi Gonzalez is a California native who began singing and acting when she was nominated for school musicals in elementary school. Her love for the arts led her to train at the prestigious drama school at UC Santa Barbara where she received her BFA in Acting. Almost immediately after graduating, she was hand-selected to be a ABC Disney Talent Showcase Participant.
At the time of writing, Noemi is currently filming the role of 'Suzette Quintanilla' in the upcoming highly anticipated Netflix series, Selena The Series (2020). She will be playing drummer and sister to the Mexican-American star Selena portrayed by Christian Serratos. As a Mexican American artist, this role is a point of pride and very near and dear to Noemi's heart. She can most recently be seen in a phenomenal role on Amazon Studios hit series, Dark/Web (2019). Prior to that she had a starring role on the iconic daytime drama series, Young and the Restless (2018-2019), where she won rave reviews for her performance. Previous credits include roles in Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014), The Vatican Tapes (2015), Amazon Studios, The Kicks (2015-2016), Rosewood (2016) and many more.
Noemi is probably best known for her standout role as 'Soli Gomez' in the hit Hulu Original series East Los High (2013-2017). She has also been featured in many theatre productions, including her personal favorite playing 'Rosali' in the 20th Year Anniversary of Real Women Have Curves in the debut performance of Josefina Lopez's Casa 0101 Theater (2011).
Noemi will next be seen as "Delia" in David Ayer's much anticipated American crime thriller: The Tax Collector (2020). Starring Shia LeBeouf, Lana Parilla, and George Lopez.
Noemi focuses her work towards the goodness in humanity, empowerment, and connection. Demonstrating how we can come together through dynamic characters and unforgettable stories.
She currently lives in Los Angeles.