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Luna Lauren Vélez

Actor

Luna Lauren Vélez

Born 2 November 1964 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Luna Lauren Vélez is a Brooklyn-born American actress working in film and television. She is best known for playing María LaGuerta in Dexter and for voicing Rio Morales in the Spider-Verse films. Her other TV credits include Oz, New York Undercover and Ugly Betty.

Key films

  • I Like It Like That (1994)

    Early prominent film role in Darnell Martin's acclaimed Bronx-set comedy-drama.

  • City Hall (1996)

    Supporting role in a major New York political drama alongside Al Pacino and John Cusack.

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

    Voiced Rio Morales, Miles Morales's mother, in the acclaimed animated hit.

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

    Reprised Rio Morales in the sequel, expanding the character's role in the story.

  • The First Purge (2018)

    Appeared in the fourth Purge film, a prominent genre franchise entry.

Key awards

No major awards are documented here.

On Cinespective

Full filmography · 27
  • 1994I Like It Like That · as Lisette LinaresActor
  • 1996City Hall · as Elaine SantosActor
  • 1997I Think I Do · as CarolActor
  • 1998Thicker Than Blood · as Camilla LopezActor
  • 1998The LaMastasActor
  • 2000Prince of Central Park · as Rosa SanchezActor
  • 2001Prison Song · as Prison Counselor (uncredited)Actor
  • 2001Love and Treason · as Agent Susan Mestre (as Lauren Vélez)Actor
  • 2001StarwaterActor
  • 2006Serial · as Roseanne CrystalActor
  • 2009Sugar Pathways · as NarratorActor
  • 2011Rosewood Lane · as Paula CrenshawActor
  • 2016Officer Downe · as Police Chief BerringerActor
  • 2016America Adrift · as Cecilia FernandezActor
  • 2018Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse · as Rio Morales (voice)Actor
  • 2018The First Purge · as LuisaActor
  • 2019Shaft · as Bennie RodriguezActor
  • 2019Windows on the World · as EvaActor
  • 2020Swallow · as LucyActor
  • 2020Ana · as CamilaActor
  • 2021Rogue Hostage · as SunshineActor
  • 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse · as Rio Morales (voice)Actor
  • 2023Transformers: Rise of the Beasts · as Breanna DiazActor
  • 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie · as SelfActor
  • 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny · as SelfActor
  • 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast · as SelfActor
  • 2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse · as Rio Morales (voice)Actor

Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.