Carmela Zumbado (born February 27, 1991) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as Delilah Alves in the

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series ''You'' (2019). She subsequently earned praise for playing Ximena Arista in the

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film '' The Wall of Mexico'' (2019), and has additionally played Jeny B in the

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'' (2014) and Denise Martinez on the musical series ''

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'' (2019). She appeared on season nine of ''Chicago P.D.'' in a recurring role.

Early Life

Zumbado is a first-generation Cuban American and was born and raised in

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. She is the daughter of Emmy Award-winning photojournalist Tony Zumbado and Lilliam Zumbado. She is also the oldest of three siblings and has younger sisters named Gigi and Marisela who are also actresses.

Career

Zumbado began acting in 2012, making her debut with two appearances on the television

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series '' America’s Most Wanted'', appearing first as Karen Martinez, then as Teresa Martinez. In the same year, she appeared in the television film ''

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'' as Rachel, a film which was later adapted onto Broadway. Zumbado continued to make appearances on shows such as ''Necessary Roughness'' and ''

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'' in 2013, and in the same year made a

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in the film ''

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'', as a salesperson at a salon. In 2014, she made her film debut as Jeny B in the action-thriller film ''Need for Speed''. The film was a commercial success and critical failure. She made appearances on various television shows that same year, including a cameo appearance in the

series ''Bloodline''. Zumbado had a recurring role as Windi Stewart in the crime series '' NCIS: New Orleans'' and appeared as Susan in the crime series '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. In 2016, she had a guest role as Denise Martinez on the

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television series ''

'', which she later reprised in 2019. In 2019, she starred as Ximena Arista in the

film '' The Wall of Mexico'', which was favorably received. In the same year, it was announced that she was cast in the role of Delilah Alves in the second season of the Netflix

series ''You''. Zumbado had a guest role as Paloma Ball on the final season of the television series ''The Magicians'', and played Gwen, the ex-wife of character

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reboot ''iCarly''. In 2023, she appeared as part of the main cast in season two of '' Power Book IV: Force'' as Mireya Garcia.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zumbado, Carmela 1991 births Living people 21st-century American actresses American actresses Actresses from Miami American television actresses American LGBTQ rights activists