
Acting
Luna Lauren Vélez
EN, ES cinema · 26 credits
Born
2 November 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Lauren Luna Vélez · Luna Velez · Lauren Vélez · Lorraine Velez
Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime's Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's prison drama Oz, and Elena on ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty. She also starred as Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren Vélez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography

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Actor

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
as Breanna Diaz

Rogue Hostage
as Sunshine

Ana
as Camila

Swallow
as Lucy

Shaft
as Bennie Rodriguez

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
as Rio Morales (voice)

The First Purge
as Luisa

Officer Downe
as Police Chief Berringer

America Adrift
as Cecilia Fernandez, Producer

Rosewood Lane
as Paula Crenshaw

Serial
as Roseanne Crystal

Love and Treason
as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)

Prison Song
as Prison Counselor (uncredited)

Prince of Central Park
as Rosa Sanchez

Thicker Than Blood
as Camilla Lopez

I Think I Do
as Carol

City Hall
as Elaine Santos

I Like It Like That
as Lisette Linares


