Roberta Colindrez

Roberta Colindrez is a Mexican-American actress and writer known for originating the role of Joan in the musical Fun Home and the TV shows I Love Dick and Vida.

Roberta Colindrez
Colindrez at the 2019 Montclair Film Festival
Born
Mexico
NationalityMexican-American
OccupationActor, playwright
Years active2006-present
Known for

Early life

Born in Mexico with Argentinian and Honduran heritage,[1][2] Colindrez grew up in Houston and Austin in Texas.[3] She first realized she wanted to become an actress when she and her brother took theater class together at age 12.[4] She moved to New York City when starting out as a professional actress.[1]

Career

Colindrez made her off-Broadway debut in 2006, starring in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. She appeared in several short films and regional theatre productions after that, and in 2011 she wrote and starred in the film Otis Under Sky. In 2013, she began playing Joan, a "confident young lesbian",[4] in the musical Fun Home off-Broadway.[4] The show closed in early 2014, and after a cameo in the Academy Award-winning film Birdman, Fun Home opened on Broadway in 2015, where it won 5 Tony Awards and was nominated for 7 more.[4] Colindrez has also made guest appearances on several television series and her performance on I Love Dick as a genderfluid artist was described as "breakout" in an interview with Vanity Fair;[1] showrunner Jill Soloway described Colindrez's performance as "masterful", portraying "a queer cowboy masculinity".[1]

In 2019, Colindrez joined the cast of Latino TV drama Vida as a series regular from the second season. She also does voice acting work, most notably in the podcast Alice Isn't Dead.[2][5]

In 2020, Colindrez joined the cast of Amazon's comedy pilot A League of Their Own.[6]

Colindrez also writes for the stage, preferring "dark, heavy, comedic nuance".[4]

Personal life

Colindrez identifies as queer[4][7] and nearly passed on Vida because she was worried about being typecast,[7] having had problems getting acting work because of her sexuality and gender expression[7] and having previously spoken about Hollywood being "a place where people who are queer will only be seen as queers".[4] She accepted the series regular role after showrunner Tanya Saracho persuaded her that the show is showing that people aren't defined by their sexuality.[7]

Colindrez became close friends with Bobbi Salvör Menuez on the set of I Love Dick, which she found helpful when filming a sex scene with Menuez.[1] Menuez gave Colindrez a stick and poke tattoo as a memento of their friendship.[1]

Credits

Theatre

Film

Television

Voice acting

See also

References
  1. Yohana Desta (May 12, 2017). "I Love Dick Breakout Roberta Colindrez Is Raising Eyebrows and Breaking Barriers". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  2. Alex Velázquez (July 31, 2018). "Queer Latinx Heartthrob Roberta Colindrez Joins the Cast of Vida". Into. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  3. Leonelli, Elisa (2020-04-22). "Roberta Colindrez". Cultural Weekly. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  4. "Roberta Colindrez". Change Makers. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. "Alice Isn't Dead". Night Vale Presents. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  6. Petski, Denise (2020-02-14). "'A League Of Their Own' Adds Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Melanie Field As Amazon Firms Up Pilot Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
  7. Gwen Aviles (May 24, 2019). "Team behind Vida wants to 'complicate' queerness on TV". NBC News. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  8. I Love Dick at IMDb
  9. "Interrogation" Det. Dave Russell vs Chris Keller 1983 (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-11-01
  10. "Monsterland Season 1, Episode 5 explained: 'Plainfield, Illinois'". Show Snob. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-23.
  11. "It Makes a Sound". Retrieved March 4, 2019 – via YouTube.
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