Akari Endo Sepúlveda (born November 8, 1989) is a Dominican actress. Her first major role was as a supporting actress in the film '' Who's the Boss?'' (2013), Spanish: "¿Quién Manda?" as Melissa, for which she received a nomination in La Silla Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In December 2013, she starred in the film " Cristo Rey" screened at the

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. Akari Endo and

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starred in the Syfy movie ''

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'', released in 2015.. Akari Endo and Cameron McKendry starred in the feature film ''An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted)'', released in 2018, which also starred

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and

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. Akari Endo is also known for Musical Theatre performances in Dominican Republic. She played the role of Gabriella Montez in

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, Kate in Annie, Bombalurina in

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, Consuelo in

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, La China in Esperanza (Musical based on

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songs), Alexi Darling in

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and Mitchie Torres in

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. Her last major role in Musical Theatre was

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Endo, Akari 1989 births Living people Dominican Republic film actresses Dominican Republic stage actresses Musical theatre actresses Dominican Republic people of Japanese descent Actresses of Japanese descent