Rebeka Montoya is an American actress. Montoya is known for her recurring role as Delores Padilla in the ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital, from 2011 to 2012.[1][2] In 2014 she joined the cast of ABC comedy-drama series, Mistresses, as Antonia Ruiz.[3][4][5] In 2004 Montoya had a role in the Telemundo telenovela Prisionera, and later guest-starred in Las Vegas, Castle, Southland, and Psych.[6]

Rebeka Montoya
BornMarch 9, 1979
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Occupation(s)Actress, Singer

Early life and career

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Montoya was born on March 9, 1979 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From a Puerto Rican family, Montoya lived in her young adult years on the island, dividing her time between her role as an account executive for a company and her rock band Utopia, which she herself led and produced. In 2002 she was chosen to be part of the cast of the singing competition show Protagonistas de la Música, left everything: her job security, her apartment, her band and her homeland.[7] While in the competition she shared that her favorite music is pop rock and her most admired artists include Shakira and Mariah Carey.[7] She ended up as the female runner-up and appeared in 2 albums released by the show.[8]

After the show ended on January 14, 2003,[9] she continued to work with the show by traveling with the other finalists to promote the soundtrack albums released by the show.[8] After her successful run as a singer, she ventured into the world of acting where she gained fame for role as Patricia in the telenovela Prisionera. She acted in a couple other novelas such as Anita, No Te Rajes but her biggest success came when she began having role in television shows in the United States, most notably for her role as Delores Padilla in General Hospital.[6]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Prisionera Patricia 'Patty' Salvatierra Series regular, 150 episodes
2004-2005 ¡Anita, no te rajes! Young Consuelo Guerrero 2 episodes
2006 Convincing Benny Jesse Short film
2005-2006 Eve Lisa Recurring role, 3 episodes
2006 Las Vegas Maria Hurtado Episode: "Coyote Ugly"
2007 Caregiver Monique Direct-to-video
2008 Crash and Burn Mareya Television film
2008 Dark Reel 2nd AC
2009 Expecting a Miracle Television film Television film
2009 The Gold & the Beautiful Estelle
2009 The Storm Gracia Television film
2010 Castle Ana Rivera Episode: "Suicide Squeeze"
2010 Southland Mariella Moretta Episode: "What Makes Sammy Run?"
2011 NCIS: Los Angeles Hostess Episode: "Plan B"
2011 Platinum Illusion Angela
2011 The Protector Patty Wyatt Episode: "Bangs"
2011-2012 General Hospital Delores Padilla Recurring role
2012 The Man That Worked Cecila Short film
2013 Psych Rita Quinn Episode: "No Trout About It"
2013 Anger Management Carlita 2 episodes
2014-2015 Mistresses Antonia Ruiz Recurring role
2017 Grey's Anatomy Marisela Episode: "In the Air Tonight"

References

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  1. ^ Luke Kerr (2011-08-23). "Crime Fighter: Rebeka Montoya Joins General Hospital". Daytime Confidential. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  2. ^ "Rebeka Montoya Joins Cast of 'General Hospital' in Recurring Role". Soap Opera Network. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  3. ^ "'Mistresses' Adds 'General Hospital' Alum for Season 2 (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  4. ^ "GH Alumni Jason Gerhardt And Rebeka Montoya To Mistresses. - General Hospital News - Soaps.com". Soaps.sheknows.com. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  5. ^ Kaplan, Jared (2014-02-10). "Former 'General Hospital' Stars Invade ABC's 'Mistresses'". Soap Opera Network. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
  6. ^ a b Boricua Rebeka Montoya sensualiza a las ‘Mistresses' de ABC
  7. ^ a b Protagonistas de la Música - Rebecca Montoya - Bigrafia
  8. ^ a b Rebecca y Ricardo también triunfan en New York
  9. ^ Protagonistas de la Música - Calendario
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