Angela Alvarado is an American actress and director. She was married to 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 ...
for nearly 31 years.
Early years
Alvarado was born in Puerto Rico. Some of her youth was spent there and some in New Jersey. She worked as a model to pay her tuition in college.
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'', in the 2001
TV movie
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''
Boss of Bosses
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'' (starring
Chazz Palminteri
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) and in the 2007 drama ''
Freedom Writers
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It is based on the 1999 book '' The Freedom W ...
'', playing the mother of
April Lee Hernandez
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'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 video for ''Woman In Chains'' by
Tears for Fears
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.
Personal life
Alvarado married Robert Rosa, and they have two children.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
Actresses from New York City
American film actresses
American television actresses
American actors of Puerto Rican descent
21st-century American actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)