Rose Portillo

Born: 1953-11-07

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.


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Encanto

as Señora Guzmán (voice)
Released: 2021-10-13

The tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of...

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Exorcist II: The Heretic

as Spanish Girl
Released: 1977-06-17

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the...

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That's Amor

as Julietta
Released: 2022-08-25

After her job and relationship implode on the same day, Sofia starts from scratch — and meets a...

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The Mean Season

as Kathy Vasquez
Released: 1985-02-15

A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the...

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Zoot Suit

as Della
Released: 1981-10-02

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed...

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...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

as Florentina
Released: 1995-05-05

Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous...

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Victims

as Pilar Galloway
Released: 1982-01-11

A serial rapist gets acquitted of his crimes due to a police mishandling of the investigation....

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Seguin

as Gertudis
Released: 1982-01-26

A dramatization of the life of Juan Seguin, a heroic Mexican-Texan who became entangled in the...

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Palomino

as Donna
Released: 1991-10-21

After the break up of her marriage, photographer Samantha Taylor retreats to the sanctuary of...

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Panic in Echo Park

as uncredited
Released: 1977-06-23

A young doctor tries to convince everyone about an impending epidemic, but he is accused of...

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Best Kept Secrets

as Mrs. Zepeta
Released: 1984-03-26

Blaise Dietz (Patty Duke Astin) plays the wife of police officer Blaise Dietz (Frederic...

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Home Improvement

as Woman #2
First aired: 1991-09-17

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with...

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The Rookie

as Emilia Lopez
First aired: 2018-10-16

Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering...

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Sliders

as Sister Celine
First aired: 1995-03-22

In his basement in San Francisco, boy-genius Quinn Mallory unlocks the doorway to an infinite...

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Marvel's Runaways

as Eileen
First aired: 2017-11-21

Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six...

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Undone

as Speech Teacher
First aired: 2019-09-12

After getting into a near fatal car accident, Alma discovers she has a new relationship with...

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Zootopia+

as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
First aired: 2022-11-09

Head back to the fast-paced mammal metropolis of Zootopia in this short-form series that dives...

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Seis Manos

as (voice)
First aired: 2019-10-03

Orphans raised by a martial arts master are plunged into a mystery involving demonic powers,...

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Eisenhower and Lutz

as Millie Zamora
First aired: 1988-03-14

Eisenhower and Lutz is an American sitcom which aired for thirteen episodes on CBS in 1988.

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