Jessica Pimentel Instagram – Cast Spotlight: Jessica Pimentel as Lucia 😈
The Brooklyn born and raised native New Yorker is a Latina of mixed heritage. Her parents were immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Jessica is best known as an actress in her role as Maria Ruiz on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black, and won 3 Screen Actors Guild Award wins and one nomination. She is a graduate of the High School for the Performing Arts (a.k.a. “Fame”) in New York City and the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, also in New York City, where she holds a degree in Theater Arts where she was awarded the Cleavon Little scholarship and was a member of the professional acting company.
Music Career: Jessica is the lead vocalist and recording guitarist for the Brooklyn, NY based heavy metal band Alekhine’s Gun and featured vocalist, La Bruja Encabronada, in the iconic heavy music band Brujeria, featured in the Hammer soundtrack.
She is also a featured vocalist in projects by ‘Black Heart Sutra’, ‘Brick by Brick’ and ‘Origin’ and her violin playing was featured on the track “Ormen’s Offer” by Swedish Electrogoth and Valhall and “Love Letter” by Butterbrain. She is a featured and endorsed artist for Spector basses, Gibson guitars and Darkglass Amps.
Theater Credits: Some of her theater credits include the American Stage production of the Pulitzer prize winning play ‘Anna in the Tropics’ and the Shakespeare Theater’s production of a ‘A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings’ adapted by Nilo Cruz.
Jessica is also a student of many styles of dance and martial arts. She considers both New York City and Stockholm, Sweden home. | Posted on 02/Aug/2024 23:49:57
