Angela Lanza (actress)

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Angela Lanza as Flavia and Diego Wallraff as Angel Diaz in the film The Perez Family (1995)

Angela Lanza is an American actress. In 1995 she starred in the movie The Perez Family as the character Flavia. The comedy was about a group of Cuban refugees pretending to be a family to stay in the U.S. She also sang in the film, performing "Yo Soy El Punto Cubano" at the ending.^[1] Since The Perez Family she's appeared in a number of films, usually in small roles, such as Spy Kids (2001), and it's sequel Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002).

She's had guest roles on TV series such as Deadline and Cosby (1988).

Angela Lanza's brother is the well known director Robert Rodríguez. Lanza's sister is actress Patricia Vonne who played the character Dallas in the film Sin City, which Rodríguez directed. The sisters both appeared in Spy Kids and Desperado, also directed by Rodríguez.

[edit] Filmography

Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) - Park Public Relations
The Song of the Lark (2001) (TV movie) - Mrs. Tellementez
Deadline - Episode "Red Herring" (2001) - Christina Del Costa
Spy Kids (2001) - Newscaster
Hollywood Goes to Hell (2000) (TV) - Herself
The Hoop Life - TV series Episode "Graduation Day" (1999) - Mrs. Cheever
Trinity - TV series episode "Patron Saint of Impossible Causes" (1999) - Amber Tillman
Cosby - TV series episode "Brazil" (1998) - Julia
Neto's Run (1998) - Short film - Adriana
Law & Order - TV series episode - "Harvest" (1997) - Nurse Ruiz
Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer (1997) (TV mini-series)
Fools Rush In (1997) - Petra
Desperado (1995) - Tourist Girl
The Perez Family (1995) - Flavia