Marisé Álvarez

Marisé Álvarez

Birth : , San Juan, Puerto Rico

History

Marisé Álvarez is a Puerto Rican actress and comedian, founding member of the Teatro Breve collective. He studied drama at the University of Puerto Rico and a master's degree in theater at the University of Manchester. At the same time, very young, he started in the theater. In 2007 he made his film debut appearing in "Maldeamores (2007)", by Benicio Del Toro and a year later he premiered on television with "Che - El argentino" and "Che: Guerrilla". Since then, he has alternated interventions in Spanish-speaking and English-speaking cinema. In 2013 she was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Lita in the short film "My Heart".

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Marisé Álvarez

Movies

Picando alante
Marysol
In hopes of solving a financial crisis at home, Marysol, youngest sibling and agronomy student, decides to dabble in the medical cannabis growing industry. When she faces its high costs and government regulations, she must convince her parents of starting a clandestine operation at home while they can meet the legal requirements. The dysfunctional family then embarks on an adventure that promises to bring them closer as a family. But things get complicated when, due to lack of experience, they end up in business with the wrong people. Under the eye of the authorities and without realizing, this family will face their worst enemy: themselves.
¿Quién eres tú?
Ana
The Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, Dr. Eduardo Suáre does not agree with the new health reform that the Governor imposes on the country. At the same time, his wife with whom he has been married for more than 30 years and with whom he has six children, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Eduardo faces two crises, one of country and one in his home. Over time the disease completely takes his wife and Eduardo, who left his post in government to dedicate himself to his family, is in need to continue with his life. Submerged in the pain that causes the disease, not only the patient but the relatives and those closest to him, Eduardo begins a new love relationship that gives him back the desire to live.
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.
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.
Yo soy un político
Carlos is an ex-con looking for a job where he earns a lot of money without having to work hard. After discussing it with his cellmate, they conclude that the only work to fit the description is to be politician in Puerto Rico. Carlos decides to run for Governor, like every politician always seeking for the best for his country, and of course, looking for what's best for him.
Noche de jevas
Yahaira
Yahaira
Yahaira is an unwed mom that has to take care of her child during work hours, something that has happened before.
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.
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.
Acceso a la justicia
Narrator
Educating citizens about their human and civil rights.
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.
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.
La espera desespera
Jorge has no money or insurance when his wife needs heart surgery, so he decides to rob a bank.
Los condenados
Valeria
Determined to restore her dying father's reputation, Ana travels to the remote town of Rosales. Decades ago, he settled there and opened his first free clinic for cancer research. He launched an illustrious medical career - and fell in love. Ana plans to celebrate her father's scientific and humanitarian achievements by transforming the old family mansion into a world-class museum. She will preserve his legacy, and also breathe new life into the forgotten Rosales. But the townspeople-now destitute and helpless-do not greet her warmly. Neither does the house.
Gabi
Krystal
A Puerto Rican saying haunts single women in their 30s: "If such a woman is not married by this time, she must be a slut, a lesbian, or a prude". This is the story of that woman. Gabi Padilla lives a life of pleasure and independence. But after her mother's unexpected death, she is forced to return to her rural hometown—a place where Gabi's sensual flair is not welcome.
The Caller
Nurse
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...
La carta
Mamá
An unusually common love story about a boy's search for inspiration to write a love letter.
El viaje de Tortuga
Tortuga is a young man who runs away from home seeking to escape reality. On the journey, he discovers that the solution to his problems is not leaving his community, but changing his views on his surroundings.
204
Abandoned siblings Charlie, Pablo, Tito, and Marla live in a deteriorated city apartment that becomes their magical sanctuary. The landlord is unaware of their existence and tries to sell the apartment. But each time he shows the apartment, the children have done everything in their power to prevent the sale.
Meant To Be
Secretary
A delightful romantic comedy about about a guardian angel who falls for the young woman he is protecting.
Es mejor escucharlo
Karen
It's never easy to let go, especially when your father's dying.
Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie
Greeter
A young wizard accidentally conjures a spell that puts her family in jeopardy.
Che: Part Two
Vilma Espín
After the Cuban Revolution, Che is at the height of his fame and power. Then he disappears, re-emerging incognito in Bolivia, where he organizes a small group of Cuban comrades and Bolivian recruits to start the great Latin American Revolution. Through this story, we come to understand how Che remains a symbol of idealism and heroism that lives in the hearts of people around the world.
Che: Part One
Vilma Espín
The Argentine, begins as Che and a band of Cuban exiles (led by Fidel Castro) reach the Cuban shore from Mexico in 1956. Within two years, they mobilized popular support and an army and toppled the U.S.-friendly regime of dictator Fulgencio Batista.
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.