# Monique Alvarez

Monique Nicole Alvarez is a Colombian-Cuban-American writer, filmmaker, producer, and actor. She is the founder of She Se Puede Productions, a media company focused on Latinx and multicultural narratives in television, film, and documentary storytelling.

## Early life and education

Alvarez was born and raised in Hialeah, Florida. She attended Florida State University on a scholarship, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Media Production with minors in Theater and Hispanic Marketing. She participated in a theater fellowship in London, toured with a regional theater company, and founded FSUnited, an intercultural activist movement. Alvarez trained at Shakespeare & Company, The Barrow Group, Berg Studios, The Larry Moss Studio, The Second City, and the Writers Guild of America Staff Writer Bootcamp.

## Career
### Television and Film

Alvarez created, wrote, and executive-produced Hialeah: Dade Fckin County, a television series directed by Clark Johnson. The pilot starred Hemky Madera, Maria Canals-Barrera, Emma Caymares, David Zaldivar, and Danielle Perez. She co-showran the pilot with Jessica Lee Williamson, and a second episode script was commissioned. The project was acquired by Amazon MGM Studios and Amazon Freevee.
Her television projects include Havana on the Hudson, a series exploring the Cuban-American community, and My Abuela in Miami, a sketch series in development as a documentary. She directed and produced the documentary Streets Unseen, filmed in New Orleans, featuring artists such as Terrance Osborne, Simon of New Orleans, BMike, and The Original Pinettes Brass Band.

### Acting

Alvarez has appeared in television series including City on a Hill (2019) as Grace and Zero Day (2025), as Chelsea. In film, she played Jane in Percy vs Goliath (2020). She has provided voice work for PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021) and its sequel PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023), voicing the character Carmen. She also voiced characters in Shu and the Resistance (2020–2021).
Her theater performances include Twelfth Night, Holes, and Diatriba de Amor Contra Un Hombre Sentado by Gabriel García Márquez. She trained and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade and iO Theater and wrote original one-act plays under the mentorship of Tony Award-winning playwright Mark Medoff.

### Advertising and Production

Alvarez has worked on advertising campaigns for brands including Chase Bank, Samsung, Nescafé, Always, and Ford Motor Company.
She co-founded RezLab with director Carlos Flórez, a production company specializing in commercials, promos, and short films. The company’s name is derived from the last syllables of their surnames, "Alvarez and "Flórez".

## Advocacy and community initiatives

Alvarez co-founded the Sunday Solidarity Brunch, an initiative supporting entertainment industry unions, including IATSE, SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, and Teamsters. The initiative has collaborated with organizations such as Feeding America, the Humanitas Prize, and the Entertainment Community Fund.
She has worked on initiatives supporting diversity in the entertainment industry.

## Awards and recognition

Alvarez received an ADDY Award for her work as a producer and the Audience Award for the On Location: The Los Angeles Video Project. She was also inducted into the FSU, FSUNITED and Trojan Hall of Fame and won Best Actress in South Florida's theater competition.

## Personal life

Alvarez resides in New York with her husband, Clark Johnson.