Rose Portillo

Rose Portillo

Birthday: 1953-11-07

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip

Eleven-year-old Alexander and his family embark on a dream Spring Break vacation to Mexico City only...

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Encanto
Encanto

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

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Zoot Suit
Zoot Suit

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

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That's Amor
That's Amor

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

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Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic

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

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Seguin
Seguin

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

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...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

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

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Best Kept Secrets
Best Kept Secrets

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

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The Mean Season
The Mean Season

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

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Palomino
Palomino

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

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Panic in Echo Park
Panic in Echo Park

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

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Victims
Victims

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

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Peak Season
Peak Season

An emotionally adrift young woman forges an unexpected bond with a wilderness guide when she and her...

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