Biography
Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.
Filmography
all 20
Movies 12
TV Shows 8
Voice 2
Additional Voice Talent
Zootopia+ (2022)
TV
Julietta
That's Amor (2022)
Movie
Señora Guzmán (voice)
Encanto (2021)
Movie
7.77
(voice)
Seis Manos (2019)
TV
4
Speech Teacher
Undone (2019)
TV
Emilia Lopez
The Rookie (2018)
TV
5.75
Eileen
Marvel's Runaways (2017)
TV
6.38
Florentina
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him (1995)
Movie
Sister Celine
Sliders (1995)
TV
5.67
Donna
Palomino (1991)
Movie
Woman #2
Home Improvement (1991)
TV
7
Millie Zamora
Eisenhower and Lutz (1988)
TV
Kathy Vasquez
The Mean Season (1985)
Movie
Mrs. Zepeta
Best Kept Secrets (1984)
Movie
Gertudis
Seguin (1982)
Movie
Pilar Galloway
Victims (1982)
Movie
Della
Zoot Suit (1981)
Movie
Panic in Echo Park (1977)
Movie
Spanish Girl
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Movie
5.31
Lidia Garcia
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.12
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1977
1984
1995
1995
2022
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GenderFemale
Birthday1953-11-07 (70 years old)
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