# Angela Alvarado

Angela Alvarado is an American actress and director. She was married to singer Draco Rosa 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 for the video "Mas y Mas".
Alvarado appeared in the 1993 film Judgment Night, the 1997 film Hollywood Confidential, in the 2001 TV movie Boss of Bosses (starring Chazz Palminteri) and in the 2007 drama Freedom Writers, playing the mother of April Lee Hernandez'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.

## Personal life

Alvarado married Robert Rosa, and they have two children.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1987 | Heartbeat | Prostitute | Direct-to-video |
| 1988 | She's Having a Baby | Model | |
| 1988 | Salsa | Vicki | |
| 1989 | Gummibärchen küßt man nicht | Angela | |
| 1993 | Shadowhunter | Ray Whitesinger | |
| 1993 | Judgment Night | Rita | |
| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Lucy Cristala | |
| 1995 | Dead Badge | Celina Rojas | |
| 1998 | Butter | Registress | |
| 2000 | Living the Life | Pilar |
| 2001 | Boss Of Bosses | Gloria |
| 2002 | D-Tox | Lopez | |
| 2002 | Showtime | Gina Reyes | |
| 2005 | The Wendell Baker Story | Irma | |
| 2007 | Freedom Writers | Eva's Mother | |
| 2017 | Magnum Opus | Interrogator Garcia | |
| 2018 | Replicas | Ms. Barnes | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Jan Larken | Episode: "Killshot" |
| 1987 | Who's the Boss? | Ariel | Episode: "Older Than Springtime" |
| 1987 | Private Eye | Angela Raza | Episode: "Barrio Nights" |
| 1990 | Night Visions | Aura | Television film |
| 1991 | Daughters of Privilege | Felicia | Television film |
| 1993 | Jack Reed: Badge of Honor | Marie Sanchez | Television film |
| 1997 | Hollywood Confidential | Teresa | Television film |
| 1997 | Gun | Gloria | Episode: "Father John" |
| 1997 | Desert's Edge | Desert's Edge | Television film |
| 1998 | Profiler | Marissa Cuellar | Episode: "Every Five Minutes" |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Carmen Rios | Episode: "Save Serenity" |
| 2002 | Point of Origin | Mexican Woman | Television film |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Amalia Kent | Episode: "Silent Partner" |
| 2003 | Kingpin | DEA Agent Delia Flores | 6 episodes |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Rachel Borgia | Episode: "On the Wings of a Dove" |
| 2006 | Dexter | Nina Batista | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Lone Rider | Serena | Television film |
| 2011 | The Young and the Restless | Judge Salazar | 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Grimm | The Woman | Episode: "La Llorona" |
| 2013 | Rizzoli & Isles | Prisoner Gomez | Episode: "Killer in High Heels" |
| 2013 | Bones | Dr. Leticia Perez | Episode: "The Nazi on the Honeymoon" |
| 2015 | The Fosters | Tasha's Social Worker | Episode: "If You Only Knew" |
| 2015 | The Mentalist | Detective Nieto | Episode: "Brown Shag Carpet" |
| 2018 | Run for Your Life | Elena Macias | Television film |
| 2021 | Grey's Anatomy | Marcella Diaz | Episode: "Breathe" |
| 2021 | The Blank's YPF | Martha | Episode: "Week 2 (2021)" |
| 2024 | S.W.A.T. | Captain Olvera | 2 episodes |