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Morena Guadalupe Espinoza

Morena Guadalupe Espinoza

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About me

 Leading actress of subtle intensity, where vulnerability and strength coexist with precision.
Morena Guadalupe Espinoza is a Latin American actress and filmmaker. Her international profile gained relevance with her role as Luz in El Camino, officially selected for the Cannes, Berlin, and Locarno Film Festivals.

She specializes in leading dramatic roles, with a range that spans from subtle vulnerability to commanding emotional strength. Her work is defined by precise presence and sustained intensity on screen, in a style reminiscent of Sonia Braga and Adriana Barraza.

Trained at EICTV in Cuba and in the Stanislavski method, Morena has developed high-precision physical technique through the Neutral Mask (Norma Angeleri) and cultivated organic, impulsive truth via Meisner and Chubbuck techniques (Armando Vergel). This foundation allows her to master silence and subtext, making her ideal for characters of moral and emotional complexity.

Based in Vienna and fluent in Spanish and English, Morena brings timeless elegance and rhythmic versatility (mezzosoprano) to international auteur cinema. She not only carries the story but inhabits turbulent inner worlds with natural ease in front of the camera.

Information

Acting age
35-52 years
Place of birth
Managua, Nicaragua
Height (cm)
160
Eye color
brown
Hair color
dark brown
Hair length
Long
Ethnicity and heritage
Black, African American or Caribbean, Hispanic, Latino/a/e or Latinex, Mixed, Nicaraguan, Chorotegan roots
Stature
very slim
Place of residence
Wien (AT), Berlin (DE)
Housing options
Madrid (ES), Miami (US), San José (CR), Centroamérica (GT), Leipzig (DE), San Salvador (SV)
Nationality
Nicaraguan
Languages
Spanish(native)EnglishFrenchGermanItalian
Dialects
MexicanNorthern Peninsular (Castilian-North)RioplatenseSouthern Peninsular (Andalusian)
Accents
AmericanSpanish
Sport
SwimmingBadminton
Dance
LambadaLatin American dancesMerengueReggaeton dance / PerreoSalsaSambaSamba (Brazilian street style)Mambo
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Facilitator, Model
Singing
PopPop songs
Special skills
Audio dramaModelAudio bookMasque
Pitch
Soprano

Credits

Professional background

Escuela Nacional de Teatro Pilar Aguirre Methology: Stanislavsky 2004 - 2006 Degree: Actor and Teaching of Acting

Other professional training

2022
Film Universität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany
2021
Escuela Itinerante de Cine y Narrativa, México
2020
Bolivia Lab Workshop
2017
Palace of Culture - Granada - Nicaragua
2013
Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV San Antonio de los Baños EICTV, Cuba
2009
Escuela de Cine y TV Casa Comal, Guatemala
2002
Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío, Nicaragua
1994 – 1997
Acting for theater and TV, Nicaragua

Awards

2007
'Young actress with long performance' (Drama)

Film

2024
A deadly encounter (Short film)
The reaper (LR) Jens Heyken Distribution: Currently in production Written by: Denis Defreyne
2024
The residency (Short film)
Anna (LR) Ben Bela Höhm Distribution: Currently in postproduction Written by: Ben Bela Höhm
2023 – 2024
El baile de los zompopos (Short film)
The woman (LR) Illimani de los Andes Producer: CGM Telecomunicaciones Spain - Tecla Films Nicaragua Distribution: Currently in submission to film festivals. Not released yet.
2023 – 2024
Blind junction (Short film)
Pamela (LR) Aaron Ryan - Morena Producer: Tecla Films Nicaragua - Filmmakers & Movie Nerds Germany Distribution: Currently in post production.
2023
Cielo caído (Fallen Sky) (Short film)
She (LR) Illimani de los Andes Producer: Pablo Menéndez Spain - Tecla Films Nicaragua Distribution: Notodo Film Festival
2008
El Camino (Cinema film)
Luz (SUP) Ishtar Yasin Producer: Producciones Astarte, DART/Cinequanon, Gedeon Programmes, Cinergia Casting Director: Belkis Ramirez Written by: Ishtar Yasin
2007
Orión (Drama)
La llorona (SUP) Rafael Ruiz Producer: Asociación Nicaragüense de Cinematografía - ANCI- Video Films Casting Director: Rafael Ruiz Written by: Rafael Ruiz
2007
Sola (Short film)
The girl (LR) Rene Blanco Producer: ANCI/Puntos de encuentro Casting Director: Rene Blanco Written by: Rene Blanco

Television

1994 – 1997
Tita Ternura (TV series)
The Cousine of Gina (the Main Character) (SUP) Enrique Polo Producer: Redd Barna /Centro Dos Generaciones/Save the Children Station: Channel 4 Nicaragua Casting Director: Lucero Millan Written by: Medardo Castillo

Theater

2016
The discovery (Drama)
The teacher - The mother (SUP) Martín Ríos Producer: CCNN Noth American Nicaraguan Cultural Center - Morena Espinoza Theater: Palace of Culture - Granada - Nicaragua Casting Director: Martín Ríos - Morena Espinoza Written by: Colective theater Granada
2009
Soñar no cuesta nada (Drama)
La soñadora (The dreamer) (LR) Alicia Pilarte Producer: Rigoberto Mayorga Theater: Justo Rufino Garay Casting Director: Alicia Pilarte
2007 – 2008
A ver Gavino (Drama)
La prostituta / la pasajera / la estudiante (SUP) Alicia Pilarte Producer: Escuela de Teatro - Instituto Nicaragüense de Cultura Theater: Justo Rufino Garay Casting Director: Alicia Pilarte
2007 – 2008
Jardín de Pulpos (Drama)
Antonia/Tía Regina/The fighter (LR) Alicia Pilarte Producer: Sponte Sua Theater: Teatro Justo Rufino Garay Casting Director: Alicia Pilarte Written by: Aristides Vargas
2008
El pito (Drama)
The daughter (LR) Mario Madrigal Producer: Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario Theater: Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario Casting Director: Mario Madrigal Written by: Mario Madrigal
2006 – 2007
Inminencia (Drama)
The wife (SUP) Alicia Pilarte Producer: Alicia Pilarte - Rigoberto Mayorga Theater: Teatro Justo Rufino Garay Casting Director: Alicia Pilarte Written by: Harold Agurto
2005 – 2006
El boom (Other)
La joven / El ente (SUP) Alejandra Portillo y Rafael Covarrubias Producer: Contagio de Luz Theater: Escuela Nacional de Danza Written by: Contagio de Luz
2005 – 2006
The spider (Choreography)
The spider (LR) Jessica Aleman Producer: Jessica Aleman - Erasmo Alizaga Theater: Centro Cultural Managua - Nicaraguan Institute of Culture Casting Director: Jessica Alemán Written by: Jessica Alemán
2006
Alessio una comedia de tiempos pasados (Drama)
Lucía (LR) Alberto Maravilla Producer: Embajada de España de Nicaragua/Consejo Nacional de Universidades Theater: Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario Casting Director: Alberto Maravilla Written by: Ignacio García May
2005
Don Juan Tenorio (Drama)
Doña Ines (LR) Luis Montes Producer: Embajada de España de Nicaragua/Consejo Nacional de Universidades Theater: Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario Casting Director: Luis Montes Written by: Jose Zorrilla
2004
La zapatera prodigiosa (Drama)
The child (LR) Luis Montes Producer: Embajada de España de Nicaragua/Consejo Nacional de Universidades Theater: Teatro Nacional Ruben Dario Casting Director: Luis Montes Written by: Federico García Lorca
2001
Christmas celebration (Other)
The little bell (SUP) Tina Noguera Producer: UPOLI cultural department Theater: UPOLI Nicaragua Casting Director: Tina Noguera Written by: Tina Noguera
1999 – 2001
La violación (The rape) (Drama)
The student (LR) Humberto García Producer: Cultura Department UCA Theater: Grupo de teatro Rostros - UCA Casting Director: Humberto García - Leonel Guido Written by: Humberto García - Leonel Guido
2000
Las flores (Other)
La niña (LR) Socorro Bonilla Castellón Producer: La Comedia Nacional Theater: Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío Casting Director: Socorro Bonilla Castellón Written by: Socorro Bonilla Castellón
1998 – 1999
Una mujer de malas (A woman with bad luck) (Drama)
Adela (SUP) Humberto García Producer: Cultura Department UCA Theater: Grupo de teatro Rostros - UCA Casting Director: Humberto García - Leonel Guido Written by: Emilio Carballido
1993 – 1994
La cucarachita Martina (Children's theater) (Other)
El perro (the dog) (SUP) Producer: Grupo Guachipilín Theater: Justo Rufino Garay Casting Director: Zoa Meza Written by: Zoa Meza

Audio

2008 – 2010
In family (Audio drama)
Die Mutter (LR) Manolo Barrios Producer: Radio María Nicaragua Distribution: Radio María Nicaragua Casting Director: Salvadora Matus Written by: Manolo Barrios - Morena Guadalupe Espinoza
2005
Die Geburt Jesu Christi (Narrator)
Off-Sprecherin (LR) Manolo Barrios Producer: Radio María Nicaragua Distribution: Radio María Nicaragua Casting Director: Salvadora Matus Written by: Manolo Barrios - Morena Guadalupe Espinoza
2000 – 2002
A bit of Universal History (Narrator)
Off-Sprecherin (LR) Silvio Sirias Producer: Universität Central America Distribution: Radio Universidad (Nicaragua) Casting Director: Silvio Sirias Written by: Silvio Siria, Morena Guadalupe Espinoza und Giovanna Rodriguez
1999 – 2000
El pregón (Audio drama)
Chica Mercado (LR) Silvio Sirias Producer: Universität Central America Distribution: Radio Mujer Nicaragua Casting Director: Silvio Sirias Written by: Silvio Siria, Morena Guadalupe Espinoza und Giovanna Rodriguez