Acting
Rose Portillo
Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.
Filmography
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Film · 2026
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Film · 2025
Peak Season
Film · 2024
That's Amor
Film · 2022
Zootopia+
Series · 2022
Encanto
Film · 2021
Seis Manos
Series · 2019
Undone
Series · 2019
The Rookie
Series · 2018
Marvel's Runaways
Series · 2017
Fathers and Sons
Film · 2005
Numb3rs
Series · 2005
NCIS
Series · 2003
After the SIlence
Film · 1996
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Film · 1995
Sliders
Series · 1995
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
Party of Five
Series · 1994
Party of Five
Series · 1994
Palomino
Film · 1991
Home Improvement
Series · 1991
Capital News
Series · 1990
Eisenhower and Lutz
Series · 1988
The Mean Season
Film · 1985
Best Kept Secrets
Film · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Seguin
Film · 1982
Victims
Film · 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Series · 1982
American Playhouse
Series · 1982
Zoot Suit
Film · 1981
Born to the Wind
Series · 1981
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Film · 1977
Panic in Echo Park
Film · 1977