Andrea Londo
Andrea Londo (born November 7, 1992) is a Mexican-American actress. She is known for portraying Maria Salazar in Narcos Season 3.[1][2] Londo is a border child. She was born in San Diego, CA but lived in Tijuana, Mexico until she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career . For eighteen years she crossed the Mexican-American border everyday to go to school. She spent the first half of the day at school in San Diego and the second half at home in Tijuana.[3]
In 2017 it was announced that Londo would be playing Carnalita in Kurt Sutter's Sons of Anarchy spinoff Mayans M.C..[4] The role was later recast and went to Carla Baratta.[5] Londo was still filming Narcos and her schedules ended up conflicting. Of the experience she said: "I had to get recast 3 days before I was scheduled to shoot the pilot. It's been one of the hardest lessons of my acting career thus far, but only motivated me that much more."[3]
In 2018, Londo played Cynthia in Sony's action thriller Superfly, directed by Director X.[6][7][8]
Career
Londo has never been to acting school or taken any classes.[3] She began her career doing short films. In 2015 she made her professional acting debut in Catfish: The TV Show, her first TV credit. It was in 2016 that she appeared in her first TV guest star appearance on Faking it, and her first co-star on Criminal Minds Beyond Borders, and then her first recurring role on Narcos as Maria Salazar.[1]
In 2017, she was originally cast as Carnalita on Mayans MC, but the role was later recast and went to Carla Baratta.[4] Later that year she worked on Drew Pollins' film adaptation of Pat Moffatt's novel "Ice Cream in the Cupboard: A True Story of Early Onset Alzheimer's", where she will play "Young Carmen".
Londo will play Cynthia in the 2018 reboot of Super Fly to be produced by Joel Silver and directed by Director X.[6]
Londo will star alongside Jackson Rathbone and Wendy Robie in "Dreaming Grand Avenue". [3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Time in Between | Teen Monica | post-production |
| 2014 | Pasaporte | Carmen | Short Film |
| 2017 | Ice Cream in the Cupboard | Young Carmen | Post-production |
| 2018 | Father's Advice | Short Film | |
| 2018 | Superfly | Cynthia | Completed |
| 2019 | Dreaming Grand Avenue | Maggie | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Catfish: The TV Show | Jacqueline | Catfish: Untold Stories Part 6 |
| 2016 | Faking It | Edie | Episode: "Ex - Posed" |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Canela | Episode: "The Devil's Breath" |
| 2017 | Narcos | Maria Salazar | Ten episodes |
| 2017 | Noches Con Platanito | Herself | Talk show |
In The Media
Londo was number 87 on FHM's 2017 list of 100 sexiest women in the world.[9]
References
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (2016-11-10). "'The Fosters' Casts Shi Ne Nielson; 'Narcos' Adds Andrea Londo". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ Smith, Reiss (2017-09-21). "Narcos season 3: Who is Andrea Londo? Meet the outspoken actress who plays Maria Salazar". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Andrea Londo". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ a b "Deadline".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "'Sons of Anarchy' Spinoff Enlists 'Narcos' Alum, Venezuelan Actress (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ a b N'Duka, Amanda (2018-01-16). "Trevor Jackson & Jason Mitchell To Star In Sony's 'Superfly' Remake From Director X; Future & Joel Silver To Produce". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Director X-Helmed Superfly Remake Casts Rising Stars". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "Superfly remake finds its director and cast". Flickering Myth. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ "The 100 Sexiest Women In The World, 2017". FHM. 2017-12-30. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
External links
- Andrea Londo at IMDb