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Monique Candelaria

Biography

Monique Kathleen Candelaria was born February 11th in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Carla Bernadette Castillo and David Robert Candelaria. Soon after she was born her father joined the army and they moved to Bremerhaven, Germany where her brother, David A. Candelaria, was born. Monique also has 2 half brothers (twins), Ivan and Nathan Del Curto, which are a year younger than her.

After her father suffered from a brain aneurysm, making him a 100% disabled veteran, her family returned to New Mexico and her love for the arts began to flourish. As a child around the age of 7 she began singing in weddings and funerals. Realizing that singing is her security blanket she never pursued music as a career but kept it in her life as a passionate hobby. At 15 years old she became a dancer for a local television show in Albuquerque called, "Dance, Dance, Dance it's a Teen Thing". In 2009 she graduated from the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Theatre emphasis in Acting.

The first film she was officially cast in was a 1940's New Mexican period piece called Bless me, Ultima (2013)_ directed by 'Carl Franklin'_ in 2010. Her most recognizable role was Lucy, the Denny's waitress from "Breaking Bad" {Live Free or Die (#501} (2012-2013) (TV)_. However, her 1st lead role was in a feature film was The Control Group (2014) starring Brad Dourif. A couple of years later she was cast in her 2nd lead role in the film Cents (2016)_ as the character Angela Baca who struggles with being a single mother raising a mathematical genius.

Known For

Banshee Chapter
Banshee Chapter
The Lost Pueblo
The Lost Pueblo
Dirty Weekend
Dirty Weekend
The Condemned 2
The Condemned 2
Spoken Word
Spoken Word

Filmography

2022 Slayers
as Newscaster
2020 Driftless
as Ranger Nova
2020 Lovecraft Country
as Yahima
2019 The Wave
as Olive
2019 Snatchers
as Alvarez
2019 Roswell, New Mexico
as Guard
2018 Ideal Home
as Officer Guttierez
2018 Deadman Standing
as Lyla
2017 Shot Caller
as Lola Gomez
2016 Independence Day: Resurgence
as Tech Officer (uncredited)
2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Geri's Receptionist
2016 The Lost Pueblo
as The Devil
2015 The Condemned 2
as Danni
2015 Dirty Weekend
as Dark Haired Beauty
2015 Cents
as Angela Baca
2014 The Control Group
as Heather
2013 Banshee Chapter
as Patient 14
2013 Dark Around the Stars
as Leela
2012 10 Years
as Amy Lee
2009 Spoken Word
as Cruz Montoya's Mother