Angela Alvarado is an American actress and director. She was the wife of singer
Draco Rosa
Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Rosa originally garnered fame ...
.
Early life
Alvarado was born in
Ponce,
Puerto Rico
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Career
Alvarado is the director of several of her husband's music videos, including "Madre Tierra", "Mas y Mas", "Lie Without a Lover", and "Dancing in the Rain". The last three videos come from the album ''Mad Love'', released in 2004. Alvarado worked closely with her husband for the production of this record. In September 2004, alongside her husband, Alvarado won a
Latin Grammy Award
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for the video "Mas y Mas".
Alvarado appeared in the 1993 film ''
Judgment Night'', the 1997 film ''
Hollywood Confidential
''Hollywood Confidential'' is a 1997 television film directed by Reynaldo Villalobos. It won an ALMA Award in 1998.
Plot
Cast
* Edward James Olmos as Stan Navarro, Sr.
* Rick Aiello as Joey Di Rosa
* Angela Alvarado as Teresa
* Christine Har ...
'', in the 2001
TV movie
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''
Boss of Bosses
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'' (starring
Chazz Palminteri
Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952)
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) and in the 2007 drama ''
Freedom Writers
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It is based on the 1999 book ''The Freedom Writers Diary'' by teac ...
'', playing the mother of
April Lee Hernandez's character. In 2003 she was in the NBC series ''
Kingpin'' as DEA agent Delia Flores.
Alvarado recorded a public service announcement for Deejay Ra's 'Hip-Hop Literacy' campaign. She also appeared as the main character (dancer) in the
Tears for Fears
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video: ''Woman In Chains''.
Personal life
Alvarado first met her husband during the production of the 1988 film ''
Salsa
Salsa most often refers to:
* Salsa (Mexican cuisine), a variety of sauces used as condiments
* Salsa music, a popular style of Latin American music
* Salsa (dance), a Latin dance associated with Salsa music
Salsa or SALSA may also refer to:
A ...
''. The couple married in 1988. Rosa reignited his solo musical career in 1994 with the album ''Frio''. That same year, the couple had their first child, Revel. Rosa continued producing albums for other artists while Alvarado remained dedicated to raising her son. By 2001, the couple had another son, Redamo.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarado, Angela
Living people
Actresses from New York City
American film actresses
American television actresses
American people of Puerto Rican descent
1964 births
21st-century American women