Alexandra Barreto
{{short description|American actress}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}}
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| name = Alexandra Barreto
| image = Alexandra Barreto portrait at WikiPortraits Studio at Sundance 2025.jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|10|16}}
| birth_place = Staten Island, New York
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| occupation = Actress, producer, writer
| yearsactive = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Rider Strong|2013}}
| children = 1
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Alexandra Barreto is a Puerto Rican actress who starred in the 2006 television series Pepper Dennis with her husband Rider Strong and Rebecca Romijn and in the horror film Tooth and Nail, a part of the annual After Dark Horrorfest in 2007. She has also appeared in the recurring role of Ana Gutierrez on The Fosters.
Career
Barreto has appeared in films such as "Quitters", "Blood Makes Me", "Ghost Game", "La Torcedura", Exposed, "Beautiful", "Woman On Fire", "Farewell Collette", and Disney's The Kid. Her television appearances include 9 episodes of the TV police drama The District and was five episodes of "The American Family".
In 2008, Alexandra participated in a television commercial for the Barack Obama presidential campaign entitled "It Could Happen To You"{{cite web|author=karinmoveon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn55ZdmBPJ4 |title=It Could Happen To You – Funniest Ad, Obama in 30 Seconds |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2011-07-13| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110712025919/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn55ZdmBPJ4| archivedate=July 12, 2011 | url-status= live}} along with Rider Strong and Shiloh Strong. The commercial won MoveOn.org's contest for funniest ad and aired on Comedy Central.
Personal life
Barreto began dating actor Rider Strong after they met while filming the 2006 television series Pepper Dennis.{{cite web|last=Ravitz |first=Justin |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rider-strong-boy-meets-world-star-engaged-to-girlfriend-alexandra-barreto----see-their-sweet-picture-20122712 |title=Rider Strong, Boy Meets World Star, Engaged: How He Proposed! |publisher=Us Weekly |date=December 27, 2012 |accessdate=October 20, 2013}} They became engaged in December 2012, and married on October 20, 2013, in Oregon.{{cite web|last=Webber|first=Stephanie |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rider-strong-marries-alexandra-barreto-boy-meets-world-stars-wedding----all-the-details-20132010 |title=Rider Strong Marries Alexandra Barreto, Boy Meets World Star's Wedding -- All the Details!|publisher=Us Weekly|date=October 20, 2013 |accessdate=October 20, 2013}} The couple have one son, Indigo "Indy" Barreto Strong, born in December 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/rider-strong-of-boy-meets-world-alexandra-barreto-welcome-baby-boy--2015221|title=Rider Strong Is a Dad! Boy Meets World Star Welcomes Son With Alexandra Barreto|work=Us Weekly| date= January 22, 2015 | accessdate=April 5, 2015}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2000
| Flight Attendant | Feature film |
| 2000
| Carmen De La Cruz | 5 episodes |
| 2002
| Anastasia | Episode: "Acts of Mercy" |
| 2002
| Young Berta | 5 episodes |
| 2002
| Maria Hernandez | Episode: "Time Lapse" |
| 2003–2004
| Maria Rodriguez | 9 episodes |
| 2004
| Dara | Feature film |
| 2004
| Anna Vizcaino | Episode: "Discretion" |
| 2005
| Isabel Luna | 4 episodes |
| 2005
| Victoria | Episode: "Molting" |
| 2005
| CSI: NY | Linda Cortez | Episode: "Trapped" |
| 2006
| Blanca Martinez | 10 episodes |
| 2007
| Torino | Feature film |
| 2008–2015
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Romina Gonzalez / Distraught Woman | 2 episodes |
| 2008
| Veronica Villanueva | Episode: "Frescorts" |
| 2009
| Giselle Fernandez | Episode: "Skeletons" |
| 2009
| Marcella Vasquez | Episode: "Venice Kings" |
| 2009
| House | Cheryl | Episode: "Brave Heart" |
| 2010
| Castle | Annie Swift | Episode: "Last Call" |
| 2010–2011
| Pilar | 3 episodes |
| 2011
| NCIS | Navy Petty Officer Rena Oliver | Episode: "A Man Walks Into a Bar..." |
| 2013
| Sarah | Episode: "The Unforgiven" |
| 2013–2014
| Karen Fillman | 5 episodes |
| 2013–2018
| Ana Gutierrez | Recurring role, 38 episodes |
| 2015
| LAPD Detective Jacqueline Rivera | Episode: "Fighting Shadows" |
| 2015
| Romina Gonzalez | TV movie |
| 2016
| Amy Delgado | Episode: "Fire and Ice" |
| 2017
| Pam | Episode: "Civil War" |
| 2018–present
| Antonia Pena | 9 episodes |
| 2018
| Detective Gutierrez | Episode: "Bright and High Circle" |
| 2021
| Coach Montes | 14 episodes |
| 2025
| | {{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=J. Kim |title=RLJE Acquires Benson and Moorhead-Produced Alien Thriller Descendent Ahead of SXSW Premiere (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/rlje-acquires-descendent-sxsw-1236328628/ |website=Variety |access-date=March 6, 2025 |date=March 6, 2025}} |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|user=abarreto|Alexandra Barreto}}
- {{IMDb name|0056987|Alexandra Barreto}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses