Asta Paredes

Asta Paredes


in Texas, USA
Asta Paredes is an award winning actress and filmmaker who is best known for starring as 'Chrissy' in Troma Entertainment's subversive horror comedy Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 (2013) . She can next be seen as part of Larry Fessenden's "Monsterverse" in the visceral werewolf horror drama Blackout from Glass Eye Pix.

Other credits include Cinema Epoch's indie slasher Sociopathia (2015) , Shades of Blue (2016) (NBC) as well as lead roles in acclaimed shorts The Shadow Scarf (2017), Eros Point (2018) , and The Creeper's Curse (2020) .

Asta's acting foundation was training at the prestigious University of Minnesota/ Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program as well as study at the Globe Theater, the London International School for Performing Arts, Upright Citizens Brigade Improv Training Center and various teaching artists. Notably she has appeared onstage in Jeffrey Baker's experimental 'The Pretenders', Elysium Theatre Collective's folk musical 'Bob Meets Bob' and Guthrie Theater's dark comedy 'Tiny Disasters'.

Asta is an acclaimed producer under the Abandoned House Productions banner alongside her husband, collaborator and frequent co-star Clay von Carlowitz . Paredes continues to star in as well as develop work seeking to entertain, educate, & elevate.

She splits her time between Los Angeles and New York City.

via IMDB

Movies for Asta Paredes...

Blackout
Title: Blackout
Character: Asta Carter
Released: March 13, 2024
Type: Movie
Small town artist Charley is a tortured man whose drinking binges blur with his sneaking suspicion that he might be a werewolf. He distances himself from those he loves and sinks deeper into solitude, as his flashes of memory of his grisly nighttime acts manifest themselves through his artwork.
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2 Girls, 1 Duck
Title: 2 Girls, 1 Duck
Character: Herself
Released: December 20, 2019
Type: Movie
A full length documentary on the making of Return to Nuke 'em High volumes one and two.
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The Creeper's Curse
Title: The Creeper's Curse
Character: Gwen
Released: May 11, 2019
Type: Movie
Handsy and ill-mannered chef, Roger, arrives at work on New Year's day bearing a massive hangover. Coworkers Gwen and Marc realize that their colleague has been placed under a peculiar curse and begin working together together to break this most unusual spell. Together, the trio hysterically wrestle with what appears to be a demonic force inside of Roger, and comically keep it under wraps from their agitated boss. Our riddle is solved in a transforming way as Roger escapes near death, developing a new respect and appreciation for women. The Creeper's Curse puts a comedic and fantastical twist on what could happen to a sleazy and ignorant male.
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Eros Point
Title: Eros Point
Character: Sarah
Released: December 2, 2018
Type: Movie
A couple returns to their remote getaway to grapple with the end of their relationship.
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The Shadow Scarf
Title: The Shadow Scarf
Character: Aurora
Released: June 30, 2018
Type: Movie
The Shadow Scarf begins on a cold and foggy night. An unsuspecting bartender, named Jeffrey, will find himself on a blind date with fate. During the night, Jeffrey will soon learn her name is Aurora. She brings a storm with her that no forecast could have predicted.
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Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2
Title: Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2
Character: Chrissy
Released: January 15, 2017
Type: Movie
Following the events of Volume 1, the mutated glee club continue their violent rampage in Tromaville. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lesbian lovers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants, and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Can they, and Kevin the Wonder Duck, save Tromaville High School and the world?
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Title: Shades of Blue
Character: Captain Pines' Assistant
Released: January 7, 2016
Type: TV
Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she uses to provide the best life for her honest, talented daughter. But when she's trapped by the FBI and forced to inform on her own "brothers," she'll have to walk the fine line between love, loyalty, honor and betrayal, and try to keep it together for her daughter's future.
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The Runaround Club
Title: The Runaround Club
Character: Linda
Released: January 1, 2016
Type: Movie
A pair of thieves get more than they bargain for when they trespass on a battered suburban family and their controlling father. As situations escalate, morality comes into question for all involved.
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Sociopathia
Title: Sociopathia
Character: Kat
Released: November 19, 2015
Type: Movie
Introverted and peculiar, Mara spends her days fabricating props for movies. But her reclusive persona conceals an internal wrath. Terrified of being alone, Mara refuses to let her lovers leave, sadistically murdering them and keeping their corpses as living dolls. When she's hired by Kat, a fledgling producer, the two instantly hit it off. As their relationship grows more intense, Mara begins to lose her already fragile grip on reality. When her dolls begin demanding all of her attention, and Kat threatens to break her heart, Mara spirals into psychosis, leaving her no choice but to kill again.
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Mummy Cop That '70s Special
Title: Mummy Cop That '70s Special
Character: Roxie Ribbons
Released: October 30, 2015
Type: Movie
Mummy Cop is BACK! Back in the 70s, that is! Yes, take a trip back in time with us! Back to the decade that gave us Serpico, the French Connection, Dirty Harry, and MUMMY COP! Join our hard-boiled, dry-bandaged hero as he partners with a rule-breaking loose cannon to tackle the villainous coke-dealing Phantom of the Pop Charts!
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A Halloween Carol
Title: A Halloween Carol
Character: Self
Released: October 30, 2014
Type: Movie
Lloyd Kaufman's tromatic adaptation of a Dickens Holiday Classic, filmed in the state-of-the-art Youtube Space NY!
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La Lutte de l'artiste
Title: La Lutte de l'artiste
Character: The Beautiful Photographer
Released: May 15, 2014
Type: Movie
An incompetent, but ambitious sketch artist (Alan Stentiford) strives to improve his craft and win over the woman of his dreams (Asta Paredes).
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Title: Orange Is the New Black
Character: Inmate (uncredited)
Released: July 11, 2013
Type: TV
A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she trades her comfortable New York life for one of unexpected camaraderie and conflict in an eccentric group of fellow inmates.
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Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
Title: Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
Character: Chrissy
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: Movie
Return to the Class of Nuke 'Em High follows a young couple that are up against the school glee club. Unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a gang called The Cretins. When the other students begin to undergo mutations, our couple must solve the mystery and save Tromaville High School
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Fantasm
Title: Fantasm
Character: Herself
Released: May 4, 2013
Type: Movie
At 15 years old, Kyle Kuchta went to his first horror convention. Years later, he visits multiple cons to understand why these gatherings are so important to horror fans, vendors and celebrity guests.
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The Janice Conversations
Title: The Janice Conversations
Character: Janice
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A day in the life of two "better as friends" exes as they get together to hangout, fight over their shared past, and maybe truly see each other for the first time.
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THEY NEVER LEFT
Title: THEY NEVER LEFT
Character: Madeline
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
After Darwin gets dumped for drunkenness, he must learn how to co-exist in his convenient new NYC digs with its existing tenant -- his dead roommate.