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'' (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 '' Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf'', 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 the Dominican Republic. She played the role of

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, Kate in Annie,

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, Consuelo in

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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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