Marisé Álvarez

Actress

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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 h…

Filmography

7.0

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Nyche

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.

6.6

The Resort

Iberra's Daughter

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

6.6

Che: Part Two

Vilma Espín

Seven years after his triumph in Cuba, Che winds up in Bolivia, where he tries to ignite the same revolutionary fires as before.

6.8

Che: Part One

Vilma Espín

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.

7.3

Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

Greeter

A young wizard accidentally conjures a spell that puts her family in jeopardy.

6.2

The Caller

Nurse (uncredited)

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...

6.6

On Death Row

Tanya Ibar

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.

5.2

Meant To Be

Secretary

A delightful romantic comedy about about a guardian angel who falls for the young woman he is protecting.

6.2

200 Cartas

Sara

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.

5.3

The Vessel

Mariela

Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.

N/A

Diario, Mujer & Café

Marisol

Four best friends, the Tiki Tikis, reunite for a girls’ trip across Puerto Rico. Through laughter, conflict, and unexpected challenges, their bond is tested and transformed—reminding us that sometimes the trip we didn’t plan is the one we need most.

6.0

Stranded in Paradise

Mia

When a driven HR exec loses her high-powered job, she travels to Puerto Rico in an attempt to save her career at a business conference. But as the trip quickly becomes a disaster and a hurricane shuts down the whole island, she meets a handsome world traveler who gives her a new perspective on finding passion in life and love.

N/A

The King of Black Goo

Oralee

A bitter, lonely man undergoes a personality-altering medical procedure in the hope that it will make him worthy of love.

4.6

Imprisoned

Angela

Dylan Burke attempts to move on from his former life as a criminal with his true love Maria. He soon realizes that his past will continue to haunt him, when he learns the new local prison warden, Daniel Calvin, has not forgiven him for an old crime.

3.0

Riding 79

A coming of age story about a 16-year-old boy who finds himself searching for escape in the island of Puerto Rico after his mother leaves him and his sister with his grandparents in a surf town. His fascination with a hula hoop model leads him to steal his grandfather’s car to meet the object of his affection in person.

N/A

Mancha

Cory

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

1.0

Extra Terrestres

Teresa

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.

N/A

@amor

Yuli

Yuliana receives a life-changing ultimatum. Fed up with her stressful life as a film producer, she escapes to Spain to, between tapas, wine and coffee, find love on a dating app. Her friends and matches will accompany her to discover that her wonderfully imperfect and chaotic life could be her great love.

N/A

I Am a Director

Marisé

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

6.9

Maldeamores

Neyshalí (segment "En la Guagua")

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.