Luna Lauren Vélez

Actor

Born: November 2, 1964 (age 61)
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime's Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's prison drama Oz, and Elena on ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty. She also starred as Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse…

Filmography (24)

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)
Rio Morales (voice)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Breanna Diaz
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Rio Morales (voice)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie (2023)
Self
Rogue Hostage (2021)
Sunshine
Swallow (2020)
Lucy
Ana (2020)
Camila
Shaft (2019)
Bennie Rodriguez
Windows on the World (2019)
Eva
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Rio Morales (voice)
The First Purge (2018)
Luisa
Officer Downe (2016)
Police Chief Berringer
America Adrift (2016)
Cecilia Fernandez
Rosewood Lane (2011)
Paula Crenshaw
Sugar Pathways
Sugar Pathways (2009)
Narrator
Prison Song (2001)
Prison Counselor (uncredited)
Love and Treason (2001)
Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)
Starwater
Starwater (2001)
Prince of Central Park (2000)
Rosa Sanchez
Thicker Than Blood (1998)
Camilla Lopez
The LaMastas
The LaMastas (1998)
I Think I Do (1997)
Carol
City Hall (1996)
Elaine Santos
I Like It Like That (1994)
Lisette Linares