With music producers, E Dub and Khoolaid from Silent Giant, to come up After an outstanding audition, in which Gina providedĪn impromptu rap performance, she secured the role. Word artist, an area that Gina had experience, but upon meeting theĭirectors and producers, they informed her that they were changing the Originally, this role had been written as a spoken Hate About You." Next up came one of Gina's most exciting roles, toĭate, Filly Brown. On the TV shows: "The Mentalist," "Happy Endings" and "Ten Things I Names " her first studio film Our Family Wedding with America Ferrera Īnd a lead in film Superchicas. To book series regular roles on web series "Eden's Court" and "No After this, Ginaīooked her first co-star TV role on CBS' "Eleventh Hour." She went on Which she received a 2011 Imagen Awards nomination. NY, Gina booked a lead role in a feature film Go for It (Lionsgate) in Was named one of the "Five Best Shorts." After the years of success in The First Run Film Festival in NY and the film aired on HBO in 2010 and They named Gina winner of the "Best Actor" award at Including ABFF, NY HBO Latino Film Fest, Chicago International Filmįest, Urbanworld. One in particular, Osvaldos, was accepted into festivals Wives," and "Law and Order," in addition to several short and indieįilms. Work in film and TV steadily grew, including shows "Jonny Zero," "Army She continued to work in NY with multiple theatres and her The Last Moments in the Life of Frida Kahlo," at the American Stage Originated the role of Frida Kahlo in the world premiere of "Casa Blue: Directly after graduation, Ginaīooked her first lead role in the feature film Tiny Dancer. Gina had four years of intense theatre training at both theĪtlantic Theatre Company and Experimental Theatre Wing, working withĭavid Mamet and William H. Into the Tisch School of the Arts, and the calling was clear, theatre She fell in love with New York and NYU called her name-she was accepted Performed original work with twelve other kids from around the world. Thirteen teens to be accepted into Columbia University NY- TheatricalĬollaboration taught by Richard Niles. She went on to work with other companies including Los Sonerosĭel Swing, performing at several Salsa Congress' in Chicago,Ĭalifornia, New York and Puerto Rico. She started performing at age seven with the salsa dance company Fantasia Gina Rodriguez was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Puerto Rican parents Magali and Genaro Rodriguez, a boxing referee. Steadily since her breakout performance as the titular character inįILLY BROWN during the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. The Hollywood Reporter, Gina Rodriguez's profile has been rising Named the "next big thing" and one of the "top 35 Latinos under 35," by
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