Genesis Rodriguez

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{{Infobox person

|name = Genesis Rodriguez

|image = Genesis Rodriguez (close-up).jpg

|caption = Genesis Rodriguez in 2016

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|7|29}}

|birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.

|birthname = Génesis Rodríguez Pérez

|othername =

|occupation = Actress

|years_active = 1994; 2004–present

|father = José Luis Rodríguez

|mother = Luisa Carolina "Carol" Pérez

}}

Génesis Rodríguez Pérez (born July 29, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career playing leading roles in the Telemundo telenovelas Prisionera (2004), Dame Chocolate (2007) and Doña Bárbara (2008–2009).Aquino, Tara (February 2, 2012). [https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/tara-aquino/whos-that-girl-meet-genesis-rodriguez "Who's That Girl? Meet "Casa de Mi Padre" Actress Genesis Rodriguez"]. Complex. Retrieved June 1, 2024. She co-starred with Paul Walker in Hours (2013).Pais, Matt (December 12, 2013). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/12/12/hours-review-honor-amid-unpleasantness-2/ "'Hours' review: Honor amid unpleasantness"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602020304/https://www.chicagotribune.com/2013/12/12/hours-review-honor-amid-unpleasantness-2/ |date=2024-06-02 }}. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 1, 2024. She also played Sarah on Entourage (2010–2011) and assistant museum curator/adventurer Jane Walker on Time After Time (2017),Andreeva, Nellie (March 7, 2016). [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/time-time-genesis-rodriguez-cast-204627399.html "'Time After Time': Genesis Rodriguez Cast As Female Lead In ABC Pilot"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602020402/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/widget_iframe.2f70fb173b9000da126c79afe2098f02.html?origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com |date=2024-06-02 }}. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 1, 2024. and has starred in the films Man on a Ledge (2012), Casa de Mi Padre (2012), What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), The Last Stand (2013), Tusk (2014), and Run All Night (2015). She provided the voice of Honey Lemon in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6 (2014),Moran, Sarah (March 11, 2015). [https://screenrant.com/big-hero-six-2-sequel-genesis-rodriguez/ "'Big Hero 6' Voice Actor Genesis Rodriguez Confirms 'Rumblings' of a Sequel"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920214712/https://screenrant.com/big-hero-six-2-sequel-genesis-rodriguez/ |date=2021-09-20 }}. Screen Rant. Retrieved June 1, 2024. a role she reprised in Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021).Flores, Terry (June 7, 2018). [https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/disney-big-hero-6-the-series-1202834825/ "'Big Hero 6 The Series' Set to Premiere on Disney Channel, DisneyNOW"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322074849/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/disney-big-hero-6-the-series-1202834825/ |date=2023-03-22 }}. Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

Early life

File:Genesis Rodriguez for Complex Magazine.jpg in 2014]]

Rodriguez was born July 29, 1987, in Miami, Florida.{{cite web|url= https://www.laestrella.com.pa/cafe-estrella/cultura/181207/uu-ee-pais-inmigrante|title= 'El inmigrante hace a EE.UU. un país más colorido y único'|work=La Estrella de Panama|language=Spanish|date=July 12, 2018}} Her mother, Luisa Carolina "Carol" Pérez Rodríguez, is a Cuban model. Her father, José Luis Rodríguez, is a Venezuelan actor and singer who is also known by the nickname "El Puma".Hansen, Lena (December 19, 2017). [https://nz.news.yahoo.com/venezuelan-singer-jos-luis-rodriguez-185501866.html "Venezuelan Singer José Luis Rodriguez 'El Puma' Receives Double Lung Transplant"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602020305/https://nz.news.yahoo.com/venezuelan-singer-jos-luis-rodriguez-185501866.html |date=2024-06-02 }}. People. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

{{cite news |url=http://www.vivelohoy.com/entretenimiento/8062712/chisme-chisme-genesis-rodriguez-la-nueva-latina-en-hollywood |title=Chisme, chisme: Génesis Rodríguez, la nueva latina en Hollywood |trans-title=Gossip, gossip, Genesis Rodriguez, the new Latina in Hollywood |author=Gisela Orozco |website=Vivelohoy.com |date=January 26, 2012 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205032859/http://www.vivelohoy.com/entretenimiento/8062712/chisme-chisme-genesis-rodriguez-la-nueva-latina-en-hollywood |language=es }}
{{cite news |url=http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/gente/hija-puma-salto-hollywood-1337084 |title=La hija de El Puma da el salto a Hollywood-Gente-El Periódico |trans-title=The daughter of Puma makes the leap to Hollywood-People-El Periódico |work=El Periódico de Catalunya |date=January 19, 2012 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |language=es |archive-date=June 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601021538/http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/gente/hija-puma-salto-hollywood-1337084 |url-status=live }} Her parents married in 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.terra.cl/entretenimiento/2022/3/12/conoce-carolina-perez-la-mujer-que-le-robo-el-corazon-jose-luis-el-puma-rodriguez-13164.html|title=Conoce a Carolina Pérez, la mujer que le robó el corazón a José Luis 'el Puma' Rodríguez|website=terra.cl|date=March 12, 2022|language=Spanish|access-date=April 14, 2022|archive-date=March 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220312230156/https://www.terra.cl/entretenimiento/2022/3/12/conoce-carolina-perez-la-mujer-que-le-robo-el-corazon-jose-luis-el-puma-rodriguez-13164.html|url-status=live}}

Career

Upon returning to Miami, she continued private instruction and obtained a recurring role on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from November 2005 to January 2006. She was also a returned special guest on the Bravo TV series Top Chef. In addition to American television, Rodriguez landed Spanish-language roles and played dual leads as Rosita Amado and Violeta Hurtado in the primetime series Dame Chocolate, which aired on Telemundo.{{cite news| url=http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/especiales/Estrellas_Telemundo/article/content/Estrellas_Telemundo-2008/Article/Genesis_Rodriguez_Biografia| publisher= Telemundo|title=Génesis Rodriguez|access-date=November 28, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120316183253/http://msnlatino.telemundo.com/especiales/Estrellas_Telemundo/article/content/Estrellas_Telemundo-2008/Article/Genesis_Rodriguez_Biografia| archive-date= March 16, 2012}}

In 2012, Rodriguez had a substantial role as the love interest of Will Ferrell in the comedy film Casa de Mi Padre,Sneider, Jeff (February 20, 2014). [https://sg.news.yahoo.com/genesis-rodriguez-join-topher-grace-blumhouse-thriller-home-222945161.html "Genesis Rodriguez to Join Topher Grace in Blumhouse’s Thriller 'Home'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602020305/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/genesis-rodriguez-join-topher-grace-blumhouse-thriller-home-222945161.html |date=2024-06-02 }}. The Wrap. Retrieved June 1, 2024. a spoof in the style of the Mexican soap operas of the 1970s. She followed that role with an appearance in the action-thriller film The Last Stand in 2013, playing the villainous FBI Agent Ellen Richards, as well as appearing in the comedy Identity Thief as Marisol. In 2014, Rodriguez lent her voice to Honey Lemon in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6. In February 2017, she appeared as the main female role in the music video for Romeo Santos's song Héroe Favorito.Garcia, Kelsey (February 19, 2017). [https://www.popsugar.com/latina/romeo-santos-heroe-favorito-music-video-43175056 "The Good Guy Gets the Girl in Romeo Santos's Latest Music Video With Génesis Rodriguez"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804205739/https://www.popsugar.com/latina/Romeo-Santos-Heroe-Favorito-Music-Video-43175056 |date=2020-08-04 }}. PopSugar. Retrieved June 1, 2024. In 2022, she appeared in the recurring role of superhero Sloane Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy season 3.Tyler, Adrienne (February 1, 2024). [https://screenrant.com/umbrella-academy-season-4-no-sloane-mystery-solve-luther/ "The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Footage Answers A Big Sloane Mystery"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202022923/https://screenrant.com/umbrella-academy-season-4-no-sloane-mystery-solve-luther/ |date=2024-02-02 }}. ''Screen Rant. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

Bowen, Chloe; Shah, Furvah (February 15, 2024). [https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a40372989/netflix-the-umbrella-academy-season-4-release-date/ "The Umbrella Academy season 4 confirmed release date, cast and more"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215200748/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a40372989/netflix-the-umbrella-academy-season-4-release-date/ |date=2024-02-15 }}. Cosmopolitan. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

Filmography

= Film =

Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan="3" \| 2012	Man on a Ledge	Angie
Casa de Mi Padre	Sonia
What to Expect When You're Expecting	Courtney
rowspan="3" \| 2013	The Last Stand	Agent Ellen Richards
Identity Thief	Marisol
Hours	Abigail Hayes
rowspan="2" \| 2014	Tusk	Ally Leon
Big Hero 6	Honey Lemon	Voice role
2015	Run All Night	Gabriela Conlon
2016	Yoga Hosers	Ms. Wicklund
rowspan="2" \| 2018	Delirium	Lynn
Icebox	Perla
2019	Jake and Kyle Get Wedding Dates	Gillian "Gilly" Westen	Voice role; direct-to-video film
2020	Centigrade	Naomi
2024	The 4:30 Movie	Usher

= Television =

Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
1994	El Club de Los Tigritos	Dancer
2004	Prisionera	Libertad Salvatierra Santos	rowspan="3" \| Main role
2007	Dame Chocolate	Rosa "Rosita" Amado / Violeta Hurtado
2008–2009	Doña Bárbara	Marisela Barquero / Young Bárbara Guaimarán
2010–2011	Entourage	Sarah	Episodes: "Stunted", "Dramedy", "Out with a Bang"
rowspan="2" \| 2012	Attack of the Show!	rowspan="5" \| Herself	Episode: "Katrina Law"
Gracias por venir, gracias por estar	Episode: "Homenaje al Puma Rodríguez"
2013	The Screen Junkies Show	Episode: "Super Bowl Movie Trailers 2013!"
2013–2015	Made in Hollywood	4 episodes
2014	Reel Junkie	Episode: "Tusk"
rowspan="2" \| 2017	Time After Time	Jane Walker	Main role
Elena of Avalor	Amalay	Voice role; episode: "The Jewel of Maru"
2019	The Passage	Alicia	Episode: "Pilot"
2017–2021	Big Hero 6: The Series	Honey Lemon	Main voice role
2018	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Lourdes Vega	Episodes: "Remember Me", "Remember Me Too"
2018–2020	She-Ra and the Princesses of Power	Perfuma	Main voice role
2020	The Fugitive	Detective Sloan	Web series; main role
2022	The Umbrella Academy	Sloane Hargreeves / Sparrow Number Five	Main role (season 3)
2023	Neon	Isa	3 episodes
2024	Lioness	Captain Josephina Carrillo	Main role (season 2)