Angela Alvarado is an American actress and director. She was married to singer Draco Rosa for nearly 31 years.
Early years Alvarado was born in Puerto Rico. Some of her youth was spent there and some in New Jersey. She worked as a model to pay her tuition in college.
Career Alvarado is the director of several of her husband's music videos, including "Madre Tierra", "Mas y Mas", "Lie Without a Lover", and "Dancing in the Rain". The last three videos come from the album Mad Love, released in 2004. Alvarado worked closely with her husband for the production of this record. In September 2004, alongside her husband, Alvarado won a Latin Grammy Award for the video "Mas y Mas".
Alvarado appeared in the 1993 film Judgment Night, the 1997 film Hollywood Confidential, in the 2001 TV movie Boss of Bosses (starring Chazz Palminteri) and in the 2007 drama Freedom Writers, playing the mother of April Lee Hernandez's character. In 2003 she was in the NBC series Kingpin as DEA agent Delia Flores.
Alvarado recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaign. She also appeared as the main character (dancer) in the video for Woman In Chains by Tears for Fears.
Personal life Alvarado married Robert Rosa, and they have two children.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1987HeartbeatProstituteDirect-to-video1988She's Having a BabyModel1988SalsaVicki1989Gummibärchen küßt man nichtAngela1993ShadowhunterRay Whitesinger1993Judgment NightRita1994I'll Do AnythingLucy Cristala1995Dead BadgeCelina Rojas1998ButterRegistress2000Living the LifePilar2001Boss Of BossesGloria2002D-ToxLopez2002ShowtimeGina Reyes2005The Wendell Baker StoryIrma2007Freedom WritersEva's Mother2017Magnum OpusInterrogator Garcia2018ReplicasMs. Barnes
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1986Miami ViceJan LarkenEpisode: "Killshot"1987Who's the Boss?ArielEpisode: "Older Than Springtime"1987Private EyeAngela RazaEpisode: "Barrio Nights"1990Night VisionsAuraTelevision film1991Daughters of PrivilegeFelicia1993Jack Reed: Badge of HonorMarie Sanchez1997Hollywood ConfidentialTeresa1997GunGloriaEpisode: "Father John"1997Desert's EdgeDesert's EdgeTelevision film1998ProfilerMarissa CuellarEpisode: "Every Five Minutes"1999Pacific BlueCarmen RiosEpisode: "Save Serenity"2002Point of OriginMexican WomanTelevision filmWithout a TraceAmalia KentEpisode: "Silent Partner"2003KingpinDEA Agent Delia Flores6 episodes2005Ghost WhispererRachel BorgiaEpisode: "On the Wings of a Dove"2006DexterNina Batista3 episodes2008Lone RiderSerenaTelevision film2011The Young and the RestlessJudge Salazar8 episodes2012GrimmThe WomanEpisode: "La Llorona"2013Rizzoli & IslesPrisoner GomezEpisode: "Killer in High Heels"2013BonesDr. Leticia PerezEpisode: "The Nazi on the Honeymoon"2015The FostersTasha's Social WorkerEpisode: "If You Only Knew"2015The MentalistDetective NietoEpisode: "Brown Shag Carpet"2018Run for Your LifeElena MaciasTelevision film2021Grey's AnatomyMarcella DiazEpisode: "Breathe"2021The Blank's YPFMartha Episode: "Week 2 (2021)"2024S.W.A.T.Captain Olvera2 episodes
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