Acting
Rose Portillo
EN cinema · 16 credits
Born
7 November 1953 (age 72)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Mandalorian and Grogu
as Local Leader
That's Amor
as Julietta
Encanto
as Señora Guzmán (voice)
Fathers and Sons
as Nurse
After the SIlence
as Lisa, Sanctuary Woman
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
as Florentina
Palomino
as Donna
The Mean Season
as Kathy Vasquez
Best Kept Secrets
as Mrs. Zepeta
Seguin
as Gertudis
Victims
as Pilar Galloway
Zoot Suit
as Della
Exorcist II: The Heretic
as Spanish Girl
