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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1957-06-29 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Cienfuegos, Cuba

María Conchita Alonso

Biography:

María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1957), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a Cuban-born Venezuelan-American actress, singer, songwriter, former beauty queen, and philanthropist. Throughout her career, she has participated in multiple productions both in film and on television, having been nominated for the Independent Spirit Award as Best Leading Actress in 1996 for her role in Caught. As a singer, she has received several gold and platinum records, and has been nominated three times for the Grammy Awards.

Alonso was the first Latin American actress not born in the United States to star in a musical play on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman at the Broadhurst Theater in 1995.

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Known For

Acting

2024

Sallywood as Venetia Boyd
Kill 'em All 2 as Agent Sanders

2023

Coffee Wars as Isabella

2022

Jezabel as Mamá Alain

2021

2020

Good Boy as Bea

2019

The I-Land as Chase's Mother

2018

Off the Menu as Cordelia Torres
¡He matado a mi marido! as Remedios Grande

2017

Kill 'em All as Agent Linda Sanders
Hans en Grietje: De Musical as Bazin van Jonathan

2016

The Secret of Joy as Lady Elisabeth

2015

November Rule as Ms. Luisa

2014

2013

The Lords of Salem as Alice Matthias
Femme as Self
Return to Babylon as Lupe Velez
The Brentwood Connection as Veronica Pronto
El Señor de los Cielos as Fiscal Nora Requena

2012

Art of Submission as Maria Sanchez

2011

Without Men as Lucrecia

2010

Tranced as Libra

2009

Dark Moon Rising as Sheriff Sam Pantoja
Spread as Ingrid
Maneater as Alejandra Alpert
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Judge (archive footage)

2008

The Art of Travel as Mrs. Layne

2007

The Condor as Maria Valdez (voice)
Richard III as Queen Elizabeth
The Dead One as The Nun

2006

2005

2004

2003

Chasing Papi as Maria
Heart of America as Mrs. Jones

2002

Blind Heat as Adrianna Scott
CSI: Miami as Marisela Gonzalez

2000

High Noon as Helen
Chain of Command as Vice President Gloria Valdez
Knockout as Carmen Alvarado
Best Actress as Maria Katarina Caldone

1999

Volaverunt as Condesa de Chinchón

1998

Shout Out as Miranda Vega
Blackheart as Annette
Exposé as Nancy Drake

1997

Acts of Betrayal as Eva Ramirez
Catherine's Grove as Charley Vasquez
Gun as Marti

1996

Caught as Betty
For Which He Stands as Theresa Rochetti
FX: The Series as Elena Serrano

1995

The Outer Limits as Marie Alexander

1994

Alejandra as Alejandra Martínez
Touched by an Angel as Dr. Sandra Peña

1993

The House of the Spirits as Transito Soto
Roosters as Chata

1992

1991

McBain as Christina Santos

1990

Predator 2 as Leona Cantrell

1989

Vampire's Kiss as Alva Restrepo

1988

Colors as Louisa Gomez
Siempre lunes as Self - Guest

1987

The Running Man as Amber Mendez
Extreme Prejudice as Sarita Cisneros

1986

Touch and Go as Denise DeLeon
A Fine Mess as Claudia Pazzo
Blood Ties as Caterina Ammirati

1984

Moscow on the Hudson as Lucia Lombardo
Fear City as Silver Chavez

1982

Knight Rider as Marie Elena Casafranca

1978

Savane - Sex and Diamonds as Margaret Johnson

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Downtown Bus as Maria

Production

2009

Dark Moon Rising as Co-Producer