María Conchita Alonso

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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

Predator 2

Leona Cantrell

El Señor de los Cielos

Fiscal Nora Requena

The Running Man

Amber Mendez

Desperate Housewives

Lucia

CSI: Miami

Marisela Gonzalez

Knight Rider

Marie Elena Casafranca

The Nanny

Concepcion Sheffield

Spread

Ingrid

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2024	Kill 'em All 2 MOVIE	Agent Sanders
2024	Sallywood MOVIE	Venetia Boyd
2024	Vampiras: The Brides MOVIE	Self
2023	Coffee Wars MOVIE	Isabella
2022	Jezabel MOVIE	Mamá Alain
2021	Take Me to Tarzana MOVIE	Juanita
2020	Good Boy MOVIE	Bea
2019	The I-Land TV	Chase's Mother
2019	I'd Like to Be Alone Now MOVIE	Matti
2018	¡He matado a mi marido! MOVIE	Remedios Grande
2018	Off the Menu MOVIE	Cordelia Torres
2017	Beyond Brotherhood MOVIE	Puchy
2017	Kill 'em All MOVIE	Agent Linda Sanders
2016	The Secret of Joy MOVIE	Lady Elisabeth
2015	November Rule MOVIE	Ms. Luisa
2014	The Journey of a Female Comic MOVIE	Self
2013	Femme MOVIE	Self
2013	The Brentwood Connection MOVIE	Veronica Pronto
2013	Return to Babylon MOVIE	Lupe Velez
2013	The Lords of Salem MOVIE	Alice Matthias
2013	El Señor de los Cielos TV	Fiscal Nora Requena
2012	Art of Submission MOVIE	Maria Sanchez
2011	The 'Scarface' Phenomenon MOVIE	Self
2011	Without Men MOVIE	Lucrecia
2010	Tranced MOVIE	Libra
2009	Dark Moon Rising MOVIE	Sheriff Sam Pantoja
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories TV	Self
2009	Los Gatos Black on Halloween MOVIE	Self
2009	Maneater TV	Alejandra Alpert
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race TV	Self - Guest Judge
2009	Spread MOVIE	Ingrid
2008	¡Viva Hollywood! TV	Self
2008	The Art of Travel MOVIE	Mrs. Layne
2007	Richard III MOVIE	Queen Elizabeth
2007	The Condor MOVIE	Maria Valdez (voice)
2007	Saints & Sinners TV	Self
2007	The Dead One MOVIE	The Nun
2006	Material Girls MOVIE	Inez
2005	ESL: English as a Second Language MOVIE	Consuelo
2005	The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2004	Desperate Housewives TV	Lucia
2003	Chasing Papi MOVIE	Maria
2003	I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! TV	Self
2003	Heart of America MOVIE	Mrs. Jones
2003	Kingpin TV	Self
2002	CSI: Miami TV	Marisela Gonzalez
2002	Blind Heat MOVIE	Adrianna Scott
2002	The Code Conspiracy MOVIE	Rachel
2000	The Princess and the Barrio Boy MOVIE	Minerva Rojas
2000	High Noon MOVIE	Helen
2000	Chain of Command MOVIE	Vice President Gloria Valdez
2000	Best Actress MOVIE	Maria Katarina Caldone
2000	A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle MOVIE	Gloria
2000	Knockout MOVIE	Carmen Alvarado
1999	Twice in a Lifetime TV	Kat Lopez / Gloria Rodriguez
1998	My Husband's Secret Life MOVIE	Self
1998	The Magic Hour TV	Self
1998	Shout Out MOVIE	Miranda Vega
1998	Exposé MOVIE	Nancy Drake
1998	Blackheart MOVIE	Annette
1997	Acts of Betrayal MOVIE	Eva Ramirez
1997	Catherine's Grove MOVIE	Charley Vasquez
1996	Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17 MOVIE	Marta Caldwell
1996	FX: The Series TV	Elena Serrano
1996	For Which He Stands MOVIE	Theresa Rochetti
1996	Caught MOVIE	Betty
1995	The Outer Limits TV	Marie Alexander
1994	Touched by an Angel TV	Dr. Sandra Peña
1994	Chicago Hope TV	Emma Scull
1994	MacShayne: Final Roll of the Dice MOVIE	Cindy Evans
1994	Alejandra TV	Alejandra Martínez
1993	The Nanny TV	Concepcion Sheffield
1993	Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration MOVIE	Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
1993	The House of the Spirits MOVIE	Transito Soto
1993	Noche de ronda TV	Self
1993	Roosters MOVIE	Chata
1992	Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story MOVIE	Carmen
1991	McBain MOVIE	Christina Santos
1991	Cuerpos clandestinos MOVIE	Claudia
1990	Predator 2 MOVIE	Leona Cantrell
1989	Vampire's Kiss MOVIE	Alva Restrepo
1989	One of the Boys TV	Self
1988	Con el Corazón en la Mano MOVIE	Self
1988	Siempre lunes TV	Self - Guest
1988	Colors MOVIE	Louisa Gomez
1987	The Running Man MOVIE	Amber Mendez
1987	Extreme Prejudice MOVIE	Sarita Cisneros
1986	Blood Ties MOVIE	Caterina Ammirati
1986	Touch and Go MOVIE	Denise DeLeon
1986	A Fine Mess MOVIE	Claudia Pazzo
1985	Angelito TV	Self
1984	Fear City MOVIE	Silver Chavez
1984	Moscow on the Hudson MOVIE	Lucia Lombardo
1982	Knight Rider TV	Marie Elena Casafranca
1982	One of the Boys TV	Self
1979	Solón MOVIE	Aurora Ávila
1978	Savane - Sex and Diamonds MOVIE	Margaret Johnson
	The Portrait’s Secret MOVIE	Self
	Downtown Bus MOVIE	Maria

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