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Angela Alvarado Biography

Birth Name:Ángela Alvarado

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Best known for performing the character of Gina Reyes in the action-comedy movie “Showtime” starring Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy and Rene Russo in 2002
  • She has four brothers and three sisters, and she married singer-songwriter Draco Rosa in 1990 before having two sons, Revel Angel Rosa and Remado Cicero Rosa
  • She was born and raised in Puerto Rico until her parents moved to the United States, and she began her career as a model in New York before becoming an actress and director
  • She performed the character of Detective Nieto in the episode “Brown Shag Carpet” of the police procedural television series “The Mentalist” in 2015

Awards

  • 1998ALMA Award-Outstanding Actress in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series: nominated