Evelina Fernández

Fernández is an award-winning actor and writer. Born and raised in East Los Angeles, she attended Garfield High School, East L.A. College and Cal State University, Los Angeles, While at Cal State, she found her niche in Chicano Theater. Fernandez starred in film roles with Edward James Olmos, Paul Rodriguez, and Cheech Marin (in A Million to Juan (1994)) and in Luminarias (1999) (with Scott Bakula, Robert Beltran, and Cheech Marin). She was nominated for a Desi Award and is a recipient of Nosotros's Golden Eagle Award for her portrayal of Julie in American Me (1992) and the Alma Award for Hollywood Confidential (1997) . She won the Best Actress award at the Ibero-American International Film Festival in Huelva, Spain for her performance in Luminarias (1999) and her second Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Writer for Luminarias (1999). Fernández's professional acting career began in Luis Valdez's Zoot Suit as Della, the female lead in the original stage production at the Mark Taper For