Denise Quiñones

Denise Quiñones

Nascimento : 1980-09-09, Ponce, Puerto Rico

História

Denise Marie Quiñones August (born 9 September 1980) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2001. Prior to winning the Miss Universe pageant, she represented her hometown of Lares in the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 pageant. Since relinquishing the title, Quiñones attended the School for Film and Television's two-year conservatory acting program. Presently an actress, Quiñones has starred in the Spanish version of Nilo Cruz's play Ana en el trópico (Anna in the Tropics) and continues to hone her talent in the United States. For her role in Anna in the Tropics, she was nominated and awarded an HOLA Award (from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors) and an ACE Award. In October 2005, she was selected for the role of Doña Rosita, in a production of Federico García Lorca's play Doña Rosita la soltera.

Perfil

Denise Quiñones

Filmes

Teacher Mechy
Xiomara
After years in New York, Mercedes, a hardworking teacher, returns to the Dominican Republic and lands a job to teach modern dance in a high-class school - knowing nothing about modern dance.
Las Camelias
Margarita
A movie based on the famous novel "Las Camelias"
Prótesis
Marcos, a prosthetic creator with a traumatic past, finds a corpse in his laboratory. While deciding what to do with the corpse he will have to juggle his strange family life, a zombie movie, the possibility of new love and creating the perfect prosthesis for a very special client.
Super Papá
Dra. Paula Rivera
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.
Pueto Pa' Mi
Dois jovens rappers dominicanos enfrentam dificuldades e pobreza sem que desistam de seus sonhos, buscando o sucesso.
Detective Willy
Willy Echevarria is a policeman in a small town in the Dominican Republic. He's also a fan of and yearns to be like the leads of classic Film Noir. After being fired in a bumbled operation with his bad cop partner Bruce Garcia, Willy has a chance to restore his career by finding a historical artifact that mysteriously went missing from a national museum.
Locas y atrapadas
Cinco mulheres presas em um elevador confessam suas amargas experiências com os homens e a sociedade.
Elite
Sandra Torres
After 20 years in prison, the most dangerous and powerful drug dealer of the Caribbean manages to escape. Unable to trust his own police force, the Governor creates a special task force called "Elite" - a group of incorruptible officers from different countries of Latin America.
Meant To Be
Angel
A delightful romantic comedy about about a guardian angel who falls for the young woman he is protecting.
Celebrity Habla
Self
See what celebrated Latino actors, newsmakers and a musical legend have to say about being Latino in the U.S. in this sixth installment in the award-winning documentary series.
La Soga
Jenny
A cop works against his country's corrupt government in order to find justice on a case.
Party Time: The Movie
Lourdes
A long time ago, in a place now known as the eighties, in Puerto Rico you were either a “cocolo”, somebody who listened to music from the ghetto and the streets, or a “rockero”, those who listened to American pop music. Javier is a “cocolo” who’s trying to find the courage to ask out the girl of his dreams. Laura, the prettiest “rockera” in their school, is trying to regain her popularity after her friends reject her for being a flirt. During a mix up at their high school, Laura and Javier are forced to enter a TV dance contest. In order to win, the snotty rich girl and the guy from the wrong side of the tracks have to discover that comedy and teenage angst move to same beat.
Marina's Secret World
The magical friendship between a deaf girl and a dragon turtle that helps her overcome her limitations and gain the community’s and other children’s acceptance. It is based on the novel "La sirenita sin voz" (The Mermaid Without A Voice) by Kalman Barsy.
Aquaman
Lt. Rachel Torres
A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.
Os Bad Boys II
Streetwalker in Cuba (uncredited)
Os detetives da Narcóticos Marcus Burnett e Mike Lowrey foram designados para investigar a proliferação do ecstasy na cidade de Miami. As investigações os levam a um alvo maior, Johnny Tapia, um traficante cuja ambição de tomar conta do tráfico na cidade inicia uma verdadeira guerra entre quadrilhas. Em meio a esta situação, Lowrey passa a se interessar por Syd, irmã de Burnett, o que põe a amizade deles à prova.