María del Mar Fernández

María del Mar Fernández González (born 9 September 1995) is a Dominican actress, dancer and acrobat best known for her supporting role of Amanda Walker in Shotgun Wedding directed by Jason Moore Amazon Prime in early 2023.

Early life Fernández grew up as a gymnast in Santo Domingo, DR while attending the Comunidad Educativa Lux Mundi. In 2003 she performed at the opening ceremony of the Pan American Games and debuted as the leading actress in the school's "tarde cultural", Los Zapaticos de Rosa where her passion for storytelling began. In 2010 she was accepted into Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, USA where she completed a 4-year pre-college program majoring in Theatre and graduated in the spring of 2014. She further continued her training at Emerson College, Boston where she achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2018. Additional training includes the New York Film Academy, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London Dramatic Academy & New England Center of Circus Arts.

Filmography

Theatre YearTitleRole Notes 2012 West Side Story Bebecita Interlochen Arts Academy 2014 Sonnets for an Old Century Doris DiFranecio Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016 We Are Pussy Riot Prosecutor / Madonna EmStage 2016 The House of Bernarda Alba Martirio EmStage 2018 Antigone Project Antigone EmStage 2019 Julio Down by the Schoolyard Cis, Cop #2, Mom #2 INTAR Theatre 2019 Desarrolo Young Nelly The Lark 2019 Why Women Cry Hidden Woman Estrogenius Festival 2023 Grease Patty Simcox Eduardo Brito National Theater 2024 Escape Room Vicky Lope de Vega Theatre Novo-Centro 2025 Los Demonios del Amor Rafa Casa de Teatro