
Acting
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Marisé Álvarez
Acting
Biography
Marisé Álvarez is a Puerto Rican actress and comedian, founding member of the Teatro Breve collective. She studied drama at the University of Puerto Rico and earned a master's degree in theater at the University of Manchester. Simultaneously, at a very young age, she began in theater. In 2007, she made her film debut appearing in "Maldeamores" (2007) by executive producer Benicio Del Toro, and a year later made her television debut in "Che – The Argentine" and "Che: Guerrilla." Since then, she has alternated between roles in Spanish-language and English-language films. In 2013, she was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Lita in the short film "Mi corazón." “Marisé Álvarez.” Historia-Biografía, https://historia-biografia.com/marise-alvarez/amp/.
Feature Films (32)

A three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.
Maldeamores

A mother seeks to protect her daughter from the stain that curses her family’s women.
Mancha

In hopes of solving a financial crisis at home, Marysol, youngest sibling and agronomy student, decides to dabble in the medical cannabis growing industry. When she faces its high costs and government regulations, she must convince her parents of starting a clandestine operation at home while they can meet the legal requirements. The dysfunctional family then embarks on an adventure that promises to bring them closer as a family. But things get complicated when, due to lack of experience, they end up in business with the wrong people. Under the eye of the authorities and without realizing, this family will face their worst enemy: themselves.
Picando alante

Jorge has no money or insurance when his wife needs heart surgery, so he decides to rob a bank.
La espera desespera

Raul, a Puerto Rican born in New York, meets Maria, a young Puerto Rican woman visiting NY, one night. Struck by love at first sight, he travels to Puerto Rico in search of this beautiful girl.
200 Cartas

Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way...
The Caller

Ernesto Guevara, known as 'Che', leads a group of Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro in a revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba.
Che: Part One

The Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, Dr. Eduardo Suáre does not agree with the new health reform that the Governor imposes on the country. At the same time, his wife with whom he has been married for more than 30 years and with whom he has six children, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Eduardo faces two crises, one of country and one in his home. Over time the disease completely takes his wife and Eduardo, who left his post in government to dedicate himself to his family, is in need to continue with his life. Submerged in the pain that causes the disease, not only the patient but the relatives and those closest to him, Eduardo begins a new love relationship that gives him back the desire to live.
¿Quién eres tú?

After spending 5 years in Hollywood, California, Carlos has go back to his home in Puerto Rico to make his first feature film.
I Am a Director

A Puerto Rican saying haunts single women in their 30s: "If such a woman is not married by this time, she must be a slut, a lesbian, or a prude". This is the story of that woman. Gabi Padilla lives a life of pleasure and independence. But after her mother's unexpected death, she is forced to return to her rural hometown—a place where Gabi's sensual flair is not welcome.
Gabi

The Díaz are an influential family who control much of the poultry industry in the island. Arcadio is the family patriarch, an authoritative and conservative man who rules over his family's destiny as he does over the chickens on his farm. Teresa, his eldest, left home during her college years to become an astrophysicist against her father's wishes. Now, after a 7-year absence, she returns home for a few weeks in order to reveal a secret long kept from her family and to invite them to her wedding with Daniela. But, once back, her intentions turn to dust when she finds herself trapped in the family's old habit of lying. No one in the family is as they seem, nor are they willing to unveil their true selves. Within this world of half-truths, Teresa encounters Andrés, her nephew, a boy with Asperger's Syndrome who shares her passion for the stars.
Extra Terrestres

Yahaira is an unwed mom that has to take care of her child during work hours, something that has happened before.
Yahaira
Television & Series (3)

The lifeless bodies of a man and two women appear in a house in Miami. Some images recorded by a video camera lead the police to believe that the murderer is the Spaniard Pablo Ibar, who will be tried and sentenced to death.
On Death Row

An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when a couple finds themselves embroiled in one of Yucatan's most bizarre unsolved mysteries.
The Resort

During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.
