Marisé Álvarez

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Marisé has been working in theatre, film, television, music and radio for the last 15 years. Her first notable role was Neyshalí in the award winning feature film Lovesickness (2007) of Executive Producer Benicio Del Toro. Soon after, she played Cuban revolutionary Vilma Espín in Che: Part One (2008) and Che: Part Two (2008) directed by Steven Soderbergh. Later she played Elisa in the award winning British short film Lover (2009). In 2013 she was nominated for Best Actress at the NBCUniversal Short Film Festival for her role Lita in Mi corazón (2014) directed by Marielle Woods. Most recent appearances include Nelly in the NBCUniversal TV series Crossbones (2014) staring John Malkovich, Mariela in the feature film The Vessel (2016) of Executive Producer Martin Sheen, Tanya Ibar in the Spanish mini series En el corredor de la muerte (2019) co-staring with Miguel Ángel Silvestre, and Leticia Ozuna in the Showtime pilot Hombre directed by Jonás Cuarón co-staring with Gael García Bernal.