Victoria Cartagena
Victoria Cartagena | |
---|---|
actress | |
Years active | 2004–present |
Known for |
|
Victoria Luz Cartagena is an American theater, film, and television actress. Cartagena is known for her role as Zoe Lopez in .
Early life
Cartagena was born in
Career
I keep saying the word 'fascinating', because I can’t really find another word. I think Renee is absolutely just the most fascinating character I’ve ever had the privilege to play. She has so much to admire and yet she’s really flawed. She’s quite reserved in many ways, which is a big challenge, acting-wise. It’s always great, as an actor, to try to tackle a challenge, because it keeps you on your toes. The characterization of her, in the comics, it informs pretty much all of the characters in Gotham, so I’m able to draw from there; it’s an additional source to help me with my choices. It’s like I’m doing homework, which I love. And just the opportunity to be on a show like Gotham is like catnip for any actor. Just the caliber of the production, and the writing and the talent on the show, so I would say that it was the whole package that attracted me to the role.[4]
—Cartagena, on Gotham. (2015)
Cartagena appeared on the
Cartagena appeared as
Cartagena later made 2 guest appearances in Jessica Jones and had a recurring role in Manifest.
Cartagena later reprised Renee Montoya in
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Baby Fat | Feisty Latina | |
2006 | Sorry Ain't Enough | Lillian | |
2010 | Salt | Portico Checkpoint Agent | |
2016 | The Pastor | Mercia Alvarez | |
Blowtorch | Rita | Completed | |
2019 | 21 Bridges | Yolanda Bell |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Zoe Lopez | Main role |
Kidnapped | Diane Weaver | "Special Delivery" | |
2007 | Protect and Serve | Anita Esparza | TV film |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Cecelia Cruz | "Cold" |
2009 | Army Wives | Carmen Richards | "Fire in the Hole" |
2009 | The Good Wife | Teresa Reyes | "Crash" |
2011 | Unforgettable | Maria Ortiz | "Check Out Time" |
A Gifted Man | Maria | "In Case of Memory Loss" | |
2013 | Blue Bloods | Letitia Williams | "Warriors" |
Elementary | Hope | "Déjà Vu All Over Again" | |
2014–2015 | Gotham | Renee Montoya | Main role; season 1
|
2016 | The Path | Evelyn Hernandez | 3 episodes |
2018 | Jessica Jones | Sonia Arocho | 2 episodes |
Deception | Anne Rojas | "Loading Up" | |
You | Claudia | Recurring role | |
Manifest | Lourdes | Recurring role | |
2019–2020 | Almost Family | Amanda | Main role |
2019–2023 | Servant | Stephanie Reyes | 2 episodes |
2021–2022 | Batwoman | Renee Montoya | Main role; 7 episodes ( Season 3 )
|
References
- ^ CBS Interactive, and CBS Corporation. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c Goldberg, Lesley (May 12, 2014). "Fox's 'Gotham' Promotes Three to Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- ^ a b c Petski, Denise (July 20, 2021). "'Batwoman': Victoria Cartagena To Play Renee Montoya In Season 3 Of CW Drama". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Leeds, Sarene (January 5, 2015). "Victoria Cartagena Talks of Breaking Barbara Kean's Heart in 'Gotham'". blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 12, 2014). "Fox's 'Gotham' Promotes Three to Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Suarez, Lucia I. (September 22, 2014). "'Gotham' star Victoria Cartagena gushes about 'Batman' prequel: 'I've seen them all'". latino.foxnews.com/. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ McMillan, Graeme (February 9, 2015). "'Gotham's' Victoria Cartagena Talks Montoya's Strength, Sexuality and "Gaytham"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 2, 2015). "Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Big Bang, Arrow, Bates, Sleepy, Castle, Twin Peaks, UnREAL, Gotham, Dome and More". TVLine. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
Matt Mitovich did some digging around and learned that, as suspected, neither Victoria Cartagena nor Andrew Stewart-Jones (AKA Montoya and Allen) will return as regulars
External links
- Victoria Cartagena on Twitter
- Victoria Cartagena at IMDb
- Victoria Cartagena at TV Guide