2020

In 2017, after starring in many short films and TV guest spots, she was cast in her first leading role in a feature film, “Amalia” (2018), Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s latest psychological thriller, and her second lead shortly thereafter, Graham Streeter’s “I May Regret” (2018) and currently resides in Los Angeles.

Denise Dorado is a filmmaker and actor born and raised in El Paso, Texas. She earned a B.A. in International Relations from Baylor University, and spent two years abroad studying Arabic and Urdu throughout the Middle East and South Asia. Thereafter, she moved to Los Angeles to begin her studies in Film Production at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, where she wrote and directed her first short film, “Behind the Plastic Curtain”, a dark comedy depicting the sacrifices one must make when marrying outside their culture.

To compliment her studies in cinema, Denise has also delved into the world of performance. In 2017, after starring in many short films and TV guest spots, she was cast in her first leading role in a feature film, “Amalia” (2018), Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s latest psychological thriller, and her second lead shortly thereafter, Graham Streeter’s “I May Regret” (2018).

She currently resides in Los Angeles.