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Monique Candelaria
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Monique Candelaria
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1987-02-11,Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
Monique Kathleen Candelaria was born February 11th in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Carla Bernadette Castillo and David Robert Candelaria. Soon after she was born her father joined the army and they moved to Bremerhaven, Germany where her brother, David A. Candelaria, was born. Monique also has 2 half brothers (twins), Ivan and Nathan Del Curto, which are a year younger than her. After her father suffered from a brain aneurysm, making him a 100% disabled veteran, her family returned to New Mexico and her love for the arts began to flourish. As a child around the age of 7 she began singing in weddings and funerals. Realizing that singing is her security blanket she never pursued music as a career but kept it in her life as a passionate hobby. At 15 years old she became a dancer for a local television show in Albuquerque called, "Dance, Dance, Dance it's a Teen Thing". In 2009 she graduated from the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Theatre emphasis in Acting. The first film she was officially cast in was a 1940's New Mexican period piece called Bless me, Ultima (2013)_ directed by 'Carl Franklin'_ in 2010. Her most recognizable role was Lucy, the Denny's waitress from "Breaking Bad" {Live Free or Die (#501} (2012-2013) (TV)_. However, her 1st lead role was in a feature film was The Control Group (2014) starring Brad Dourif. A couple of years later she was cast in her 2nd lead role in the film Cents (2016)_ as the character Angela Baca who struggles with being a single mother raising a mathematical genius.

Filmography

3.979

Slayers
2022-10-21

Banshee Chapter

5.534

Banshee Chapter
2013-11-06

The Lost Pueblo

0

The Lost Pueblo
2016-02-14

4.907

Dirty Weekend
2015-09-04

The Condemned 2

5.123

The Condemned 2
2015-11-06

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

6.304

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016-03-04

6.2

Spoken Word
2009-07-17

Independence Day: Resurgence

5.336

Independence Day: Resurgence
2016-06-22

0

Cents
2015-03-01

6.959

Shot Caller
2017-07-13

The Control Group

6.1

The Control Group
2014-10-22

6.5

Ideal Home
2018-06-21

Deadman Standing

5.1

Deadman Standing
2018-04-15

6.02

The Wave
2019-09-21

3.8

Driftless
2020-08-27

6.548

Snatchers
2019-03-12

5.829

10 Years
2012-09-14

8.9

Breaking Bad
2008-01-20

Lovecraft Country

7.174

Lovecraft Country
2020-08-16

Roswell, New Mexico

7.8

Roswell, New Mexico
2019-01-15