Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.
2025
as Lidia Garcia
2024
2022
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2022
as Julietta
2021
as Señora Guzmán (voice)
2019
as (voice)
2019
as Speech Teacher
2018
as Emilia Lopez
2017
as Eileen
2003
as Sheriff Jo
1995
as Florentina
1995
as Sister Celine
1994
as María Parades
1991
as Donna
1991
as Woman #2
1990
as Officer Bates
1988
as Millie Zamora
1985
as Kathy Vasquez
1984
as Maria
1984
as Mrs. Zepeta
1982
as Gertudis
1982
as Pilar Galloway
1981
as Della
1977
1977
as Spanish Girl