Seidy López

Seidy López is a Mexican-American actress and director.

López is best known for her starring debut in the critically acclaimed film Mi Vida Loca. She appeared in Solo, the hit film Selena, an episode of ER directed by Quentin Tarantino, and in Showtime's Resurrection Boulevard. López co-starred in Luminarias and The Elián González Story for the Fox Family Channel, and starred in Blink of an Eye. She also recently directed her first film, American Born, which is in post-production.

Early life Seidy López was born in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico. At the age of four, she and her family moved to the United States in search of a more rewarding life. When she turned ten, her parents found it necessary to return to Yucatán with their three children in order to learn how to properly read, write and speak the Spanish language. The López family returned to the States two years later with their children completely bilingual.

Starring in this film helped Seidy gain recognition in the Latino community and gave her the opportunity to work with other directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Joel Schumacher and Antoine Fuqua. She has appeared in many of Gregory Nava's films, such as Mi Familia and Selena when she played Debra. Nava later reunited her with Esai Morales in his series American Family. Seidy's career has continued with roles such as Cindy in the film Luminarias, Elian's mother in The Elian Gonzales Story, Gabriela in the self-titled film, and the bakery girl Cynthia Limon in the television series Resurrection Blvd.

She once again plays a character close to Selena Quintanilla, this time as the late singer's mother in the Netflix Original Series, Selena: The Series.

Personal life Seidy lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Actress

Year Show Role Notes 1991 Veronica Clare Consuelo "Naked Hearts" 1995 ER Rosaria 'Puppet' Gutierrez "Motherhood" 1997 Riot Iris Television movie 2000 A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story Elian's mother Television movie 2001–2002 Resurrection Blvd. Cynthia Limon Three episodes 2002 American Family Laura Six episodes Alternate Title: American Family: Journey of Dreams 2003 The Shield Coco "Coyotes" 2004 30 Days Until I'm Famous Jackie Moreno Television movie 2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lucita Ruiz "Fannysmackin'" 2009 NCIS: Los Angeles Gail Ramirez "The Only Easy Day" 2010 House Christina "Unwritten" 2020-2021 Selena: The Series Marcella Samora Quintanilla

Director credits