In the last few years, Yvonne Delarosa has risen to be one of the most sought-after Latina actresses in Hollywood. Jimmy Smits heralded her as part of the new wave of Latino artists when she was awarded the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Scholarship by Esai Morales, Jimmy Smits, and Sonja Braga. DeLaRosa first hit the Hollywood radar when Betty Thomas saw her and cast her as the series regular lead in the 20th Century Fox/ Regency pilot "Senor White" for the FOX network, beating out every other Latina and Star name in Hollywood.Delarosa is truly a heart stopping vision. Her visage and style has been compared to that of Salma Hayek, Sonja Braga and Catherine Zeta-Jones. But, DeLaRosa is not only a classic stunning beauty, she also embodies the essence of a true Hollywood movie star. Her stand-out performances have garnered her an Emmy buzz on more than one occasion, making her the IT girl with directors and casting directors when it comes to comedy or drama. She is an enchanting chameleon who dazzles everyone with her hilarious comedic performances and intense, heart breaking dramatic portrayals.Since her breakout role in "Senor White", DeLaRosa has starred in several feature films including CBS' Movie Event of the year, "Helter Skelter", opposite Jeremy Davies and most recently in the Hallmark Feature, "Desolation Canyon", opposite Stacy Keach, as well as the comedy feature "Blue Sombrero", opposite Cylk Cozart and Joaquim DeAlameida and in the comedy feature "Jr. Pilot", opposite Eric Roberts and Larry Miller.Yvonne has also been heating up the small screen, guest leading and guest-starring on all of the major networks and cable. Her performance on the CBS hit series "The King of Queens" had CBS executives heralding DeLaRosa as "The Latina Lucy! ". Her impressive television credits include, the highly anticipated Showtime series "Weeds", TNT's new hit "The Closer", CBS' "King of Queens", CBS' "Judging Amy", ABC's "NYPD Blue", CBS' "Navy NCIS", Lifetime's "Strong Medicine", and Hallmark's "Mystery Woman".A true native of Los Angeles, Delarosa grew up under the glow of the Hollywood sign. She began studying theater at age 5, graduated from Hollywood Performing Arts High and received her B.A. degree in directing from UCLA's film school as well as just recently earning her Masters degree in screen writing from UCLA. She has studied acting with high profile acting teachers including the renowned, Jeff Corey, whose A-list of actors included Jack Nicholson, Cher and Jennifer Jason Leigh.From the silver screen to the small screen and on stage, Yvonne DeLaRosa is a true thespian in all aspects. Her rising star continues to climb higher and higher and shows no signs of slowing down.Multi-talented, Delarosa also records electronic music from her home studio in Malibu, California, where she surfs and lives with her five rescued dogs.
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