Lisseth Chavez
{{Short description|American actress (born 1989)}}
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2009–present
| known_for = The Fosters
Chicago P.D.
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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Lisseth Chavez (born May 25, 1989) is an American actress known for her roles in Chicago P.D., The Rookie, and The Fosters. Chavez appeared as Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz in the sixth and seventh seasons of the CW superhero series Legends of Tomorrow.
Personal life
Chavez is of Salvadoran heritage. She was born on May 25, 1989.{{Cite web |date= |title=Lisseth Chavez - Actress |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lisseth-chavez/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}
Career
Chavez worked as a model early in her career. She first appeared to TV audiences in 2009's reality beauty contest, True Beauty. She acted professionally for the first time in an episode of The Baby (2011). Chavez has appeared in individual episodes of Southland, Shameless, Lucifer, Rizzoli & Isles, and others. She started to garner more significant roles starting in 2016 with her work on The Night Shift, followed by a featured character run on The Fosters. She played characters with multiple episode-arcs on Station 19 and The OA in 2019.
Chavez lead role has grown to include her playing rookie officer Vanessa Rojas on NBC's "Chicago" franchise shows (Chicago P.D., Chicago Med, and Chicago Fire), a role originally designed to create long-term romantic tension with character Kevin Atwater, initiated in season seven of the series, but cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Ng|first=Philiana |date=September 12, 2020 |title='Chicago P.D.': Lisseth Chavez Not Returning for Season 8 |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-not-returning-for-season-8/603-9a791d8e-1f3f-4c8e-849d-c910b75a8beb |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=WFAA |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110033022/https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-not-returning-for-season-8/603-9a791d8e-1f3f-4c8e-849d-c910b75a8beb |url-status=live }} The character arc ended there, as it was announced during the break that Chavez could not return to complete her character's story-line. This was due to the fact the character "...never entirely clicked with fans or the producers."[https://www.cbr.com/chicago-pd-why-lisseth-chavez-left/ Why Lisseth Chavez Left Chicago P.D.]; Mar 09, 2022; Frederick, Brittany; article; accessed August 2022[https://deadline.com/2020/09/lisseth-chavez-exits-chicago-p-d-joins-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-series-regular-season-6-1234575425/ Lisseth Chavez Exits ‘Chicago P.D.’, Joins ‘DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow’ As New Series Regular In Season 6]; article; September 12, 2020; Deadline.com; Andreeva, Nellie; retrieved August 2022 The timing of the change, however, allowed Chavez to take on the new role of a tech-geek with a tragic past, Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz, in The CW's Legends of Tomorrow sixth season.{{Cite web |last1=Gelman |first1=Vlada |date=September 12, 2020 |title=Chicago P.D.: Lisseth Chavez Not Returning as Rojas for Season 8 |url=https://tvline.com/2020/09/12/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-leaving-vanessa-rojas-season-8/ |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=TVLine |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101002048/https://tvline.com/2020/09/12/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-leaving-vanessa-rojas-season-8/ |url-status=live }} In the episode "The Fixed Point" (2022), Cruz comes out as asexual;{{Cite web | date=2022-01-27| title=Legends of Tomorrow Recap: Fixed Point Villain Explained| url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-what-that-big-villain-reveal-means/| access-date=2022-01-27| website=Den of Geek| language=en-US}}{{Cite web | date=January 26, 2022| title=DC's Legends Of Tomorrow spins its wheels in a temporal watering hole| url=https://www.avclub.com/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-recap-season-7-episode-10-1848430528| access-date=2022-01-27| website=The A.V. Club| language=en-us}} she is the first Arrowverse character to do so.{{Cite web | date=January 27, 2022| title=Legends of Tomorrow Introduces the Arrowverse's First Asexual Superhero| url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-introduces-the-arrowverses-first-asexual-superhero/| access-date=2022-01-27| website=ComicBook.com| language=en}}
Then starting in 2022 she began appearing on ABC police procedural drama The Rookie in its 5th season in a recurring role then being promoted to the main cast as Officer Celina Juarez. https://people.com/all-about-the-rookie-cast-7555420
Awards and recognition
In 2020, the Imagen Awards, referred to by the industry as the "Latino Golden Globes," nominated Chavez in the 'Best Supporting Actress: Television' category for her work on Chicago P.D.{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Chicago P.D.'s Lisseth Chavez receives Imagen nomination |url=https://reelchicago.com/article/chicago-p-d-s-lisseth-chavez-receives-imagen-nomination/ |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=Reel Chicago |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925091741/https://reelchicago.com/article/chicago-p-d-s-lisseth-chavez-receives-imagen-nomination/ |url-status=live }}
Filmography
= Film =
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2016
| BFFs | Bella | completed (unreleased) |
| 2021
| Voyeur | Rebecca | Post-production |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2009
| Herself | |
| 2011
| The Baby | Maritza | Episode: "The Interviews" |
| 2013
| Carmen Martinez | Episode: "Bleed Out" |
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| The Adversaries | | TV film |
| Shameless
| Marita | Episode: "Crazy Love" |
| The Night Shift
| Ana | Episode: "Fog of War" |
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| clerk | Episode: "Badass Cop" |
| Lucifer
| Nikki | Episode: "A Priest Walks Into a Bar" |
| Murder in the First
| Skylar Jennings | 3 episodes |
| Rizzoli & Isles
| Carmen | Episode: "Dangerous Curve Ahead" |
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| Kate Endris | Episode: "Civil War" |
| One Day at a Time
| Young Lydia | Episode: "A Snowman's Tale" |
| One of Us
| Haley Cooper | TV film |
| S.W.A.T.
| Ariana Acosta | Episode: "Fences" |
| 2017–2018
| Ximena Sinfuego | Recurring role; 18 episodes |
| 2018
| Get Christie Love | Val | TV film |
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| Kathleen "Kat" Noonan | 2 episodes |
| The OA
| Carmen | 2 episodes |
| Chicago Fire
| rowspan="3" |Officer Vanessa Rojas | Episode: "Infection, pt. 1" |
| Chicago Med
| Episode: "Infection, pt. 2" |
| 2019−2020
| Main role; 19 episodes |
| 2021–2022
| Main role; Seasons 6–7 |
| 2022−present
| Officer Celina Juarez | Recurring role; Season 5; Main role; Season 6-present |
References
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{{Cite news |last=Jevens |first=Darel |date=September 14, 2020 |title=Lisseth Chavez, who plays Rojas on 'Chicago P.D.,' will leave for 'Legends of Tomorrow' |work=Chicago Sun-Times |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/14/21437139/lisseth-chavez-chicago-pd-vanessa-rojas-legends-of-tomorrow |access-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916145646/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/14/21437139/lisseth-chavez-chicago-pd-vanessa-rojas-legends-of-tomorrow |url-status=live }}
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4438177}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American web series actresses
Category:American people of Salvadoran descent
Category:Hispanic and Latino American actresses