
Rose Portillo
Acting
Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.
Known for
2025Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Lidia Garcia
2024Peak Season
2022That's Amor
Julietta
2021Encanto
Señora Guzmán (voice)
2005Fathers and Sons
Nurse
1995...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Florentina
1991Palomino
Donna
1985The Mean Season
Kathy Vasquez
1984Best Kept Secrets
Mrs. Zepeta
1982Seguin
Gertudis
1982Victims
Pilar Galloway
1981Zoot Suit
Della
1977Exorcist II: The Heretic
Spanish Girl
1977Panic in Echo Park