Monique Candelaria
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.
Acting
TV
Breaking Bad
as Lucy
2008
Movie
Independence Day: Resurgence
as Tech Officer (uncredited)
2016
Movie
Shot Caller
as Lola Gomez
2017
Movie
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Geri's Receptionist
2016
TV
Lovecraft Country
as Yahima Maraokoti
2020
Movie
10 Years
as Amy Lee
2012
TV
Roswell, New Mexico
as Guard
2019
Movie
Banshee Chapter
as Patient 14
2013
Movie
Ideal Home
as Officer Guttierez
2018
Movie
The Wave
as Olive
2019
Movie
Snatchers
as Alvarez
2019
Movie
The Condemned 2
as Danni
2015
Movie
Slayers
as Newscaster
2022
TV
Deputy
as Maria Salas
2020
Movie
Dirty Weekend
as Dark Haired Beauty
2015
Movie
Deadman Standing
as Lyla
2018
Movie
The Control Group
as Heather
2014
Movie
Spoken Word
as Cruz Montoya's Mother
2009
Movie
Driftless
as Ranger Nova
2020
Movie
Dark Around the Stars
as Leela
2013
Movie
The Lost Pueblo
as The Devil
2016
Movie
Cents
as Angela Baca
2015
TV
People of the West
as Deb