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Luna Lauren Vélez

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Biography

Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime's Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's prison drama Oz, and Elena on ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty. She also starred as Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren Vélez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

As Rio Morales (voice)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

As Rio Morales (voice)

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

As Breanna Diaz

The First Purge

As Luisa

Shaft

As Bennie Rodriguez

City Hall

As Elaine Santos

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When Worlds Collide: The Magic of Live-Action Animation

From Disney's pioneering blend to modern masterpieces, explore films that seamlessly merge reality and animation, celebrating the creative spark when two worlds...

8 films

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Acted

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023 · Breanna Diaz

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023 · Rio Morales (voice)

Shaft

2019 · Bennie Rodriguez

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018 · Rio Morales (voice)