Denise Quiñones

Denise Quiñones

Born: September 9, 1980
in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Denise Marie Quiñones August (born 9 September 1980) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2001. Prior to winning the Miss Universe pageant, she represented her hometown of Lares in the Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 pageant.

Since relinquishing the title, Quiñones attended the School for Film and Television's two-year conservatory acting program. Presently an actress, Quiñones has starred in the Spanish version of Nilo Cruz's play Ana en el trópico (Anna in the Tropics) and continues to hone her talent in the United States. For her role in Anna in the Tropics, she was nominated and awarded an HOLA Award (from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors) and an ACE Award. In October 2005, she was selected for the role of Doña Rosita, in a production of Federico García Lorca's play Doña Rosita la soltera.

Movies for Denise Quiñones...

Teacher Mechy
Title: Teacher Mechy
Character: Xiomara
Released: January 5, 2023
Type: Movie
After years in New York, Mercedes, a hardworking teacher, returns to the Dominican Republic and lands a job to teach modern dance in a high-class school - knowing nothing about modern dance.
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Las Camelias
Title: Las Camelias
Character: Margarita
Released: October 27, 2022
Type: Movie
A movie based on the famous novel "Las Camelias"
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Prótesis
Title: Prótesis
Released: October 3, 2019
Type: Movie
Marcos, a prosthetic creator with a traumatic past, finds a corpse in his laboratory. While deciding what to do with the corpse he will have to juggle his strange family life, a zombie movie, the possibility of new love and creating the perfect prosthesis for a very special client.
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Super Papá
Title: Super Papá
Character: Dra. Paula Rivera
Released: July 13, 2017
Type: Movie
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Yo soy un político
Title: Yo soy un político
Released: August 11, 2016
Type: Movie
Carlos is an ex-con looking for a job where he earns a lot of money without having to work hard. After discussing it with his cellmate, they conclude that the only work to fit the description is to be politician in Puerto Rico. Carlos decides to run for Governor, like every politician always seeking for the best for his country, and of course, looking for what's best for him.
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Pueto Pa' Mi
Title: Pueto Pa' Mi
Released: August 13, 2015
Type: Movie
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Detective Willy
Title: Detective Willy
Released: June 25, 2015
Type: Movie
Willy Echevarria is a policeman in a small town in the Dominican Republic. He's also a fan of and yearns to be like the leads of classic Film Noir. After being fired in a bumbled operation with his bad cop partner Bruce Garcia, Willy has a chance to restore his career by finding a historical artifact that mysteriously went missing from a national museum.
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Los Fabulosos Ma' Mejores
Title: Los Fabulosos Ma' Mejores
Character: Joanna
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
A ragtag Dominican kid's baseball team and their nutty coach must find a way to use their charm and skills to raise the necessary funds to get into the first ever Little League Baseball Tournament and win the championship.
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Locas y atrapadas
Title: Locas y atrapadas
Released: February 13, 2014
Type: Movie
Five women trapped in an elevator confess their bitter life experiences caused by evil men and society.
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Elite
Title: Elite
Character: Sandra Torres
Released: September 2, 2010
Type: Movie
After 20 years in prison, the most dangerous and powerful drug dealer of the Caribbean manages to escape. Unable to trust his own police force, the Governor creates a special task force called "Elite" - a group of incorruptible officers from different countries of Latin America.
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Meant To Be
Title: Meant To Be
Character: Angel
Released: April 24, 2010
Type: Movie
A delightful romantic comedy about about a guardian angel who falls for the young woman he is protecting.
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Celebrity Habla
Title: Celebrity Habla
Character: Self
Released: September 25, 2009
Type: Movie
See what celebrated Latino actors, newsmakers and a musical legend have to say about being Latino in the U.S. in this sixth installment in the award-winning documentary series.
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La Soga
Title: La Soga
Character: Jenny
Released: September 12, 2009
Type: Movie
A cop works against his country's corrupt government in order to find justice on a case.
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Party Time: The Movie
Title: Party Time: The Movie
Character: Lourdes
Released: April 21, 2009
Type: Movie
A long time ago, in a place now known as the eighties, in Puerto Rico you were either a “cocolo”, somebody who listened to music from the ghetto and the streets, or a “rockero”, those who listened to American pop music. Javier is a “cocolo” who’s trying to find the courage to ask out the girl of his dreams. Laura, the prettiest “rockera” in their school, is trying to regain her popularity after her friends reject her for being a flirt. During a mix up at their high school, Laura and Javier are forced to enter a TV dance contest. In order to win, the snotty rich girl and the guy from the wrong side of the tracks have to discover that comedy and teenage angst move to same beat.
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Marina's Secret World
Title: Marina's Secret World
Released: May 7, 2008
Type: Movie
The magical friendship between a deaf girl and a dragon turtle that helps her overcome her limitations and gain the community’s and other children’s acceptance. It is based on the novel "La sirenita sin voz" (The Mermaid Without A Voice) by Kalman Barsy.
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Aquaman
Title: Aquaman
Character: Lt. Rachel Torres
Released: July 24, 2006
Type: Movie
A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.
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Title: Aquaman
Character: Lt. Rachel Torres
Released: July 24, 2006
Type: TV
A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.
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Title: The Bedford Diaries
Character: Mia Thorne
Released: March 29, 2006
Type: TV
At Bedford University, six students are brought together in seminar called Sex and the Human Condition.
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Title: Smallville: Vengeance Chronicles
Character: Andrea Rojas / Angel of Vengeance
Released: February 17, 2006
Type: TV
Chloe Sullivan goes on with her research on extended stories of her Wall of Weird findings.
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Title: Love Monkey
Released: January 17, 2006
Type: TV
Love Monkey is a television series created by Michael Rauch and based on a book of the same name, by Kyle Smith. It starred Tom Cavanagh as a 30-something, single, record executive who navigated the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City. Its first episode aired on January 17, 2006 on CBS, attracting an audience of about 8.6 million viewers. By its third episode on February 7, viewership was down to 6.2 million, and CBS pulled it from the schedule, with no plans for its return. At the end of March, VH1 announced plans to re-broadcast the three episodes broadcast on CBS and air the five remaining unaired episodes. The last episode aired on May 16, 2006 on VH1. CBS has one episode available free for online viewing via its new Innertube website and intends to make the other 7 episodes available for viewing there as well. As it was bought for syndication by VH1, it now airs on MuchMoreMusic in Canada. In the summers of 2009 and 2010, the series was shown on the Universal HD cable network. It was a co-production of Paramount Television and Sony Pictures Television.
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Title: Freddie
Character: Denise
Released: October 12, 2005
Type: TV
Freddie Moreno had finally escaped from the raucous house of women with whom he grew up. Having achieved some success as head chef at a trendy Chicago restaurant, he's ready for love and everything else that single life has to offer, including hanging out with his best friend and neighbor, Chris. Unfortunately, there's one slight hitch: After the death of his older brother and the collapse of his sister's marriage, goodhearted Freddie took in his impulsive sister-in-law, his pragmatic sister with her 13-year-old daughter and their irascible grandma, who refuses to speak English and only responds in Spanish – even though she understands every word. But while the members of this unconventional brood may test Freddie's patience endlessly, they also support and take care of one another, just as they always have. Now all Freddie has to do is figure out how to maintain his thriving bachelor lifestyle in a house overflowing with estrogen.
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Bad Boys II
Title: Bad Boys II
Character: Streetwalker in Cuba (uncredited)
Released: July 18, 2003
Type: Movie
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug ecstasy into Miami. They track the drugs to the whacked-out Cuban drug lord Johnny Tapia, who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two detectives when Marcus discovers that playboy Mike is secretly romancing Marcus’ sister, Syd.
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Title: Smallville
Character: Andrea Rojas / Angel of Vengeance
Released: October 16, 2001
Type: TV
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.
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Title: Miss Universe
Character: Miss Universe 2001
Released: July 22, 1955
Type: TV
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States-based Miss Universe Organization. The contest is the largest pageant in the world in terms of live TV coverage, airing yearly in more than 190 countries worldwide to an audience of over 2.5 billion people. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization and its brand, along with Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, are currently owned by the WME/IMG talent agency.
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Title: Miss Universe
Character: Miss Puerto Rico 2001
Released: July 22, 1955
Type: TV
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the United States-based Miss Universe Organization. The contest is the largest pageant in the world in terms of live TV coverage, airing yearly in more than 190 countries worldwide to an audience of over 2.5 billion people. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization and its brand, along with Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, are currently owned by the WME/IMG talent agency.
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The Portrait’s Secret
Title: The Portrait’s Secret
Character: Andrea
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A true story, with multiple short stories that show human rights violations and economic exploitation within religious and government institutions.