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Alyssa Diaz

Alyssa Diaz is known as an American actress. She is most famous for her roles on Narcos: Mexico and The Rookie.

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Background and Age

Alyssa Elaine Diaz was born on September 7, 1985 in Northridge, California. She has a sibling named, Michael. She holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is a blend of Colombian and Mexican. She went to Bishop Alemany High School and graduated before pursuing a career in acting.

Career and Net Worth

Alyssa Diaz depicted the role of Celia Ortega on the daytime soap opera 'As the World Turns' from February 9, 2005, to August 10, 2005. She also showed up in TV programs like 'Southland', 'SCI: NY', and 'Lie to Me'. She featured in the TV films 'Ben 10: Alien Swarm', and 'The Jensen Project' and in the film 'How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer'.

She assumed the role of Jasmine on the ABC Family Series 'The Nine Lives of Chole King' in 2011 and assumed the guest role of Gloria Cruz on 'Armed force Wives' in 2012. From March 2013, she was moved up to series regular for the seventh season and she additionally appeared in 'The Vampire Diaries'.

She depicted the role of Dariela on the CBS drama 'Zoo' for its second season in March 2016. She also played Mika Camarena in the Netflix series 'Narcos: Mexico'. On Narcos, she played the distressed wife of a federal agent who went undercover in the Mexican Cartel. It was a big role because it was based on a true story. She had to worry at home every night while her husband was trying to gain the trust of the cartel. Eventually, he was caught and tortured by the evil cartel.

Her current role is Officer Angela Lopez on the ABC drama 'The Rookie'. In August 2019, it was reported that Alyssa's co star, Afton Williamson on "The Rookie," said she won't come back to the show, alluding to inappropriate sexual conduct and racial discrimination she experienced during the production of the first season. She asserted that she was sexually attacked by the leader of the Hair Department and also sexually harassed by a repeating guest star. She said she was told to stay silent about her cases.

Marriage, Husband and Kids

Alyssa Diaz is dating her sweetheart Gustavo Galindo. He is a Grammy nominated singer and songwriter. The couple frequently shares photographs of them hanging out through their Instagram feeds. It is expected that they will marry and start a family together soon.


Quick Facts
Birth Date: 7 Sep, 1985
Age: 35 yrs
Occupations: Actor
Television actor
Film actor
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Los Angeles
Education: Bishop Alemany High School
Gender: Female
Description: American film and television actress
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Last Modified: Oct 15 2020
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