Rosie Perez
Birthday: 1964-09-06
Place of Birth: Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography: Rosa María Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, community activist, talk show host, author, dancer, and choreographer. Her film breakthrough performance was her portrayal of Tina in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), which she followed with White Men Can't Jump (1992). Among many honors, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Fearless (1993) as well as three Emmy Awards for her work as a choreographer on In Living Color (1990–1994). Perez has also performed in stage plays on Broadway, such as The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and Fish in the Dark. In addition, she was a co-host on the ABC talk show The View during the series' 18th season. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosie Perez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Night on Earth
A quintet of cabbies in five cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night....
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Do the Right Thing
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggi...
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White Men Can't Jump
Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score....
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Pineapple Express
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a co...
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The Road to El Dorado
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold",...
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It Could Happen to You
Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip wai...
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For NYC
Noel Ashman and Damon Dash direct a collection of favorite quotes from high profile artists, recorde...
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Fearless
After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability,...
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All the Invisible Children
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist....
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Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's birth, 150 leading artists of the stage, scree...
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Untamed Heart
Caroline, a young waitress who seems to have bad taste in men, is on her way home one night when thu...
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Big Pun: The Legacy
His rhymes caught the attention of millions. His flow is un-matched by any. His story is captivating...
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Dance with the Devil
She's sexy, shameless and loves taking people to their limit. She's a dangerous young woman who drea...
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Somebody to Love
Mercedes is a taxi dancer who wants to be an actress. She's involved with the married Harry, who con...
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The Take
After he's shot during a heist in East L.A., an armored truck driver wrestles with rehabilitation an...
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Won't Back Down
Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic tra...
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Pete Smalls Is Dead
Two old pals attend an old friends funeral and find there is more to his death than him being dead....
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Small Apartments
When a clumsy deadbeat accidentally kills his landlord, he must do everything in his power to hide t...
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Brooklyn Boheme
Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in For...
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King of the Jungle
Seymore is a young man with the mind of a child. He loves three things in life: basketball, sneaking...
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The 24 Hour Woman
Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both....
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The Counselor
A lawyer finds himself in far over his head when he attempts to get involved in drug trafficking....
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Lackawanna Blues
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cas...
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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Spike Lee's filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of for the film 25th Hour (2002). I...
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Gods Behaving Badly
Greek gods living in modern-day New York intervene in the lives of a young couple....
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Criminal Justice
A knife-scarred victim must identify her assailant beyond a reasonable doubt. Meanwhile the accused ...
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Celebrity Habla
See what celebrated Latino actors, newsmakers and a musical legend have to say about being Latino in...
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What I Want My Words to Do to You
An inside look at a writing workshop led by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, consisting of 15 wom...
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Go, Diego, Go!: Moonlight Rescue
"Moonlight Rescue" is Diego’s all- new DVD Premiere Movie! In this release, newly hatched baby sea t...
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Human Nature
Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised ...
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Fugly!
Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub in th...
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The Hero of Color City
An imaginative tale chronicling the adventures of a diverse band of crayons as they strive to protec...
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With/In Volume 2
An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and in...
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Puerto Ricans in Paris
NYPD detectives Luis and Eddie visit Paris to help gorgeous French designer Colette catch the black ...
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Pitch Perfect 2
The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other th...
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Lies in Plain Sight
“Lies in Plain Sight” tells the story of Eva and her blind cousin Sofia (Martha Higareda), who were ...
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Five Nights in Maine
A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to se...
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Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Exploring the social impact of what The Source Magazine in 1998 voted, "The Best Hip Hop Radio Show ...
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame....
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¡Yo soy Boricua, pa' que tú lo sepas!
Actress Rosie Perez makes a stunning directorial debut in this heartfelt tribute to Puerto Rican pri...
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Riding in Cars with Boys
In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to ...
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Active Adults
Malcolm and Lily try to start their lives as they watch Malcolm's grandparents' fall apart....
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A Brother's Kiss
Two brothers, Lex and younger Mick, are living in Harlem. Mick is a policeman, and Lex, who spent yo...
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Making 'Do the Right Thing'
The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing....
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De Puerto Rico para el mundo
On the Puerto Rican diaspora, which includes renowned artists who have converted New York, Florida, ...
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The Other Guys
Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no...
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Just Like the Son
A petty thief's mentoring of an apparent orphan takes a profound turn when he kidnaps the boy from a...
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The Last Thing He Wanted
At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist c...
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The Dead Don't Die
In the sleepy town of Centerville, the lives of a number of interconnected characters are disrupted ...
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who...
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Muhammad Ali: A Life
Muhammad Ali: A Life takes a look back at the life and career of the world champion boxer and activi...
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Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
In this documentary directed by Spike Lee, he interviews the cast and crew of his 1989 film DO THE R...
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Inside the Rain
Facing expulsion from college over a misunderstanding, a bipolar student indulges his misery at a st...
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Subway Stories
An anthology of 10 stories depicting real-life incidents of subway riders in New York City, which ra...
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Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comed...
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Home
Young Irish immigrant, Alan Cooke contemplates the great metropolis New York City, and the very mean...
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Clifford the Big Red Dog
As Emily struggles to fit in at home and at school, she discovers a small red puppy who is destined ...
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The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
Featuring inverviews from: Afrika Bambaataa, Ashford & Simpson, Jackson Browne, Kim Burell, Taylor D...
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Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days
For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclu...
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With/In Volume 1
Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the fil...
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Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
The Problem Child, Jake 'El Gallo' Paul, goes up against the Baddest Man on the Planet, Mike Tyson, ...
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-...
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Louis & Frank
Third-rate doo-wop singers making a comeback hook up with a campy manager who books them to perform ...
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Highest 2 Lowest
When a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a...
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Everybody Wants to Be Gen X
Some of the generation’s most iconic creators reflect on how the cohort once synonymous with slackin...
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