Actor

Luna Lauren Vélez

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

Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime's Dexter, Detective Nina Moreno on Fox's New York Undercover, Dr. Gloria Nathan on HBO's prison drama Oz, and Elena on ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty. She also starred as Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).

Notable work

8.4
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
as Rio Morales (voice)
8.3
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
as Rio Morales (voice)
8.2
Dexter (2006)
as Maria LaGuerta
7.2
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
as Breanna Diaz
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Defense Attorney Shamal
6
The First Purge (2018)
as Luisa
6.5
Shaft (2019)
as Bennie Rodriguez
7.6
Elementary (2012)
as Zoe Mercado
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder (2014)
as Soraya Hargrove
7.8
Blue Bloods (2010)
as Special agent Veronica Molina
7.3
MacGyver (2016)
as Cassandra Glover
6.6
Swallow (2020)
as Lucy

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