Alma Martinez (actress)

Alma Martinez Carranza
Alma Martinez Carranza
Born	March 18, 1953; Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico
Alma mater	Stanford University (Ph.D.), University of Southern California (M.F.A.), Whittier College (B.A.)
Occupation	Actor, Director, Professor
Years active	1980-present
Website	Official website

Alma Martinez (born March 18, 1953) is a Mexican-American actress, stage director,[1] and professor of theatre.[2] She is best known for her roles in film and television shows including the Peabody Award winning[3] drama series The Bridge[4][5][6] with Demián Bichir and Diane Kruger and Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution with Linda Ronstadt[7][8] as well as performances on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theatre, Mexican and European stages.

Early career

In 1979, Martinez joined the Center Theatre Group production of Luis Valdez’s Zoot Suit.[9][10] Her film debut was in Valdez's 1981 adaptation, the American classic Zoot Suit,[11] launching a career that led to her induction into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2013.[12] She has since been the lead actress in many of Valdez's projects in a collaboration that has spanned over 30 years.[13][14][15][16][17] Australian director Fred Schepisi cast her in his American film debut, Barbarosa[18] with Willie Nelson and Gary Busey. This was followed by Under Fire with Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris and Jean Louis Trintignant. Martinez made a notable Broadway debut in In the Summer House[19] directed by Joanne Akalaitis featuring Dianne Wiest, Frances Conroy and Liev Schreiber.

Film and television

Martinez has appeared in over 20 features and independent films including Born in East L.A. with Cheech Marin, For Greater Glory with Andy Garcia and Oscar Isaac, Strike One[20][21] with Danny Trejo as well as Cake with Jennifer Aniston and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Her voiceover work includes the award-winning documentaries The Panama Deception and Food Chains. In 2017 she appeared as Rodney Alcala's mother Anna Alcala in the television film Dating Game Killer.

Theatre

Martinez has performed in over 100 major productions in the US, Mexico and Europe in venues that include the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Joyce Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Sundance Theatre Program, San Diego Repertory Theatre, Santa Cruz Shakespeare festival, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Pennsylvania Stage, San Diego Repertory Theatre,[16] Denver Center Theatre Company,[22] Teatro Juan Ruiz De Alarcon (Mexico City),[23] Teatro Calderon (Zacatecas, Mexico), Teatro Greco (Taormina, Italy), Castello Sforesco (Milan, Italy), Festival De Sant Arcangelo (Italy), Teatro Romano (Fiesolo, Italy), Oktoberfest (Munich, Germany) and Neiuwe Scene (Antwerp, Belgium), among others.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)
1981	Zorro: The Gay Blade		ADR
1981	Zoot Suit	Lupe
1982	The Border		ADR
1982	Barbarosa	Juanita
1983	Blue Thunder		ADR
	Under Fire	Isela
	Trial by Terror	Diane Johnson
1985	Graffiti		ADR; short; uncredited
1987	Born in East L.A.	Gloria
	Down Twisted		ADR
	A Good and Perfect Gift: A Christmas Story
1988	The Milagro Beanfield War		ADR; uncredited
1991	Dolly Dearest	Alva
1994	It Could Happen to You	Juror	Uncredited
1994	Of Love and Shadows		ADR
1995	The Novice	Teresa's Mother
2000	Jacarenda		Short
2000	Ballad of a Soldier	Mother
2001	Prozac Nation	Professor	Uncredited
2004	Most High	Nurse In Hall
2005	Planting Melvin	Caroline Lawrence
2009	Crossing Over	Mexican Woman (Dress Factory)
2012	For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada	Mrs. Vargas Gonzales
2014	Destiny		Short
	Cake	Irma
	Strike One	Mrs. Garcia
	Selling Rosario	Tia	Short
2015	Healer	Francisca	Short
2015	Ouroboros	Zulma	Short
2016	Stevie D	Senator Garcia
	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Older Goat Herder
	Transpecos	Marisa
	The Darkness	Teresa Morales
	1st Strike	Mrs. Garcia
2017	Abuelita	Jasmine	Short
2018	Where the Water Runs	Maria
2018	Cucuy: The Boogeyman	Blanca
2019	Ms. Purple	Juanita
	Clemency	Ms. Jimenez
	Don't Say No	Christie's Grandmother
2020	Getting From Here		Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Note(s)
1980	The Righteous Apples	Pregnant Teen
1982	General Hospital	Sharon Garcia
	American Playhouse	Anastacia	Episode: "Seguin"
	Scamps	Susan Alvarez	TV movie
1983	Rubik, the Amazing Cube	(voice)
1983	Lottery!		Episode: "Los Angeles: Bigger Volume"
1984	Whiz Kids	Isabel	Episode: "Maid in the USA"
	Blue Thunder		ADR; Episode: "Skydiver"
	St. Elsewhere	Angela	Episode: "Breathless"
1985	The Twilght Zone	Teresa Rojas	Episode: "Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon"
1985	Toughlove	Doctor	Uncredited; TV movie
1985-87	Santa Barbara	Dora	2 episodes
1986	Dress Gray	Hedge's Secretary	Miniseries; 2 episodes
1987	Superior Court	Attorney	Episode: "Assuming the Identity"
1987	Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution	Elisabeta	TV movie
1989	Miami Vice		ADR; Episode: "To Have and to Hold"
1990-91	The New Adam-12	Sgt. Elizabeth Cruz	9 episodes
1991	The Boys	Therapist	TV movie
	The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw	Sonora Sue	TV movie
	Dark Justice		ADR; 2 episodes
	In a Child's Name	Sorayda	miniseries; uncredited
1992	Quiet Killer	Dolores	TV movie
1992	FBI: The Untold Stories		Episode: "Border Kill"
1994	Shattered Image	Gloria's Mother	TV movie
1995	500 Nations		Episode: "Mexico"
1995	Wings		ADR; Episode: "Gone But Not Faygotten"
1996	Nash Bridges	Jan	Episode: "Key Witness"
2007	The Unit	Yolanda	Episode: "Paradise Lost"
2013	The Bridge	Garciela Rivera	6 episodes
2013	Welcome to the Family	Principal Ortiz	Episode: "Pilot"
2014	Rake	Prosecutor	Episode: "Man's Best Friend"
2016	American Crime Story	Family Court Judge	Episode: "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"
2016	Grey's Anatomy	Socorro Diaz	Episode: "At Last"
2016-20	Elena of Avalor	Lady Yolanda (voice)	4 episodes
2016	Queen Sugar	Raquel "Rocky" Ortiz	Episode: "First Things First"
2016	Good Behavior	Conchita Pereira	Episode: "The Ballad of Little Santino"
2017	I Love Dick	Leti	Episode: "A Short History of Weird Girls"
	The Last Man on Earth	La Abuela	Episode: "La Abuela"
	The Dating Game Killer	Anna Alcala	TV movie
2018	Left for Dead	Ms. Ruiz	TV movie
2019	MacGyver	Abuela	Episode: "Father + Bride + Betrayal"
	Strante Angel	Alvarita Lopez	Episode: "The Magus"
	Sister of the Bride	Clara	TV movie
	The Terror	Abuela Rocio Trujillo	4 episodes
	Vampirina	Abuela (voice)	Episode: "Dia de los Muertos/As You Wish"

References

Rappaport, Scott (20 January 2003). "Actress/professor to direct award-winning Mexican play at UCSC". UC Santa Cruz Currents. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Romero, Ezra David (2 October 2014). "Teatro Azteca: Dreaming Up Spanish Language Theater In Fresno". Valley Public Radio. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Guthrie, Marisa (19 May 2014). "Peabody Awards Honor FX's 'The Bridge,' Tom Brokaw and Comedy Central's 'Key & Peele'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Pullen, Doug (22 August 2013). "'The Bridge' recap: Killer meets his destiny in episode 7?". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Mason, Stewart (1 September 2013). "TV News 'The Bridge' Is Funnier Than You Think". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"The Bridge Premieres in LA". Zimbio.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"KQED's Production of Luis Valdez's Corridos wins Award" (Spring 1988). Latin American Theatre Review. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution". Digital Video Library. Hemispheric Institute. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"Zoot Suit Criticism". Book Rags. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"Zoot Suit Discovery Guide". Pomona College. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"Q&A Alma Martinez: Zoot Suit turns 30" (Winter 2008). Pomona Today. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Huang, Josie (28 February 2014). "Oscars 2014: Women, minorities changing the look of the Academy — slowly". KPCC Radio. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Rappaport, Scott (13 March 2006). "Alma Martinez to appear in Bay Area premiere of award-winning play". UC Santa Cruz Currents. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"Zoot Suit: Luis Valdez, Alma Martinez". BookDepository.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"Mummified Deer World Premier at The Rep". La Prensa San Diego. 20 October 2000. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Oxman, Steven (31 October 2000). "Review: The Mummified Deer". Variety. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Phillips, Michael (3 November 2000). "Question-and-answer session". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Maslin, Janet (26 July 1982). "Barbarossa, Australian-directed Western". New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"In the Summer House". IDBD. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"Danny Trejo To Lead Cast of New Film Strike One". BroadwayWorld.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
"Strike One". IMDB. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Mulhern, Michael (24 October 2013). "BWW Reviews: The Denver Center Theatre Company Presents an Intriguing Insight Into Colorado History with JUST LIKE US". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
Peters, Cynthia (21 April 2010). "Professor Alma Martinez Brings "Zoot Suit" to National Theatre Company of Mexico". Pomona College News. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

External links

Alma Martinez at IMDb
Alma Martinez at the Internet Broadway Database
Martinez Carranza, Alma. "The Mexican Revolution in the Chicano Theatrical Imagination". Academia.edu. Academia.edu. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

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[1] Rappaport, Scott (20 January 2003). "Actress/professor to direct award-winning Mexican play at UCSC". UC Santa Cruz Currents. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[2] Romero, Ezra David (2 October 2014). "Teatro Azteca: Dreaming Up Spanish Language Theater In Fresno". Valley Public Radio. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[3] Guthrie, Marisa (19 May 2014). "Peabody Awards Honor FX's 'The Bridge,' Tom Brokaw and Comedy Central's 'Key & Peele'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[4] Pullen, Doug (22 August 2013). "'The Bridge' recap: Killer meets his destiny in episode 7?". El Paso Times. Archived from the original on 2015-01-18. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[5] Mason, Stewart (1 September 2013). "TV News 'The Bridge' Is Funnier Than You Think". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[6] "The Bridge Premieres in LA". Zimbio.com. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[7] "KQED's Production of Luis Valdez's Corridos wins Award" (Spring 1988). Latin American Theatre Review. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[8] "Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution". Digital Video Library. Hemispheric Institute. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[9] "Zoot Suit Criticism". Book Rags. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[10] "Zoot Suit Discovery Guide". Pomona College. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[11] "Q&A Alma Martinez: Zoot Suit turns 30" (Winter 2008). Pomona Today. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[12] Huang, Josie (28 February 2014). "Oscars 2014: Women, minorities changing the look of the Academy — slowly". KPCC Radio. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[13] Rappaport, Scott (13 March 2006). "Alma Martinez to appear in Bay Area premiere of award-winning play". UC Santa Cruz Currents. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[14] "Zoot Suit: Luis Valdez, Alma Martinez". BookDepository.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[15] "Mummified Deer World Premier at The Rep". La Prensa San Diego. 20 October 2000. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[OxmanVariety-16] Oxman, Steven (31 October 2000). "Review: The Mummified Deer". Variety. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[PhillipsLAT-17] Phillips, Michael (3 November 2000). "Question-and-answer session". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[18] Maslin, Janet (26 July 1982). "Barbarossa, Australian-directed Western". New York Times. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[19] "In the Summer House". IDBD. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[20] "Danny Trejo To Lead Cast of New Film Strike One". BroadwayWorld.com. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[21] "Strike One". IMDB. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[22] Mulhern, Michael (24 October 2013). "BWW Reviews: The Denver Center Theatre Company Presents an Intriguing Insight Into Colorado History with JUST LIKE US". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.

[23] Peters, Cynthia (21 April 2010). "Professor Alma Martinez Brings "Zoot Suit" to National Theatre Company of Mexico". Pomona College News. Retrieved 14 January 2015.