- Florencia Lozano
] to Eduardo, an architect and Elizabeth, a Spanish teacher. She grew up in
Newton Centre, Massachusetts , and received herB.A. fromBrown University , before moving toNew York City to earn herM.F.A. degree at the New York University Acting Program.cite news|title=Téa, round two?|publisher="Soaps In Depth "|date=2002-01-08|accessdate=2008-07-20] Lozano's regional theater credits include "Yerma ", "Antigone ", "Hamlet ", "Caucasian Chalk Circle ", among others.Career
Lozano landed the role of tough-as-nails attorney
Téa Delgado in January 1997 on the daytime drama "One Life to Live ". The character became one ofsoap opera 's most popular creations,cite news |title=Tough Man Todd Returns!|publisher=About.com |date=2000-02-10|accessdate=2007-08-26|url=http://onelifetolive.about.com/library/weekly/aa021000.htm] cite news |title=prince of darkness returns|publisher=About.com |date=2000-06-01|accessdate=2008-07-20|url=http://onelifetolive.about.com/library/weekly/aa060100b.htm] and earned Lozano a loyal following. In 2002, almost two years after her departure from the series, Lozano was still receiving a significant amount of fan mail for her portrayal of the character. "I so appreciate that love coming at me," she stated. "The response to Téa still overwhelms me." She further relayed, "I left because I wanted to try other things. I really want to do more theater, film and television other than the soap. When you're doing a soap, it is really hard to do other things. It just takes so much of your time."During her tenure on "One Life to Live", Lozano was in an
Off Broadway play called "Lick" in June 1999. And from August to September 2000, "Love’s Labor Lost", aShakespeare an play produced out of Berkeley inOrinda, CA . In addition to her popularity with soap opera fans, Lozano was named one of "Daytime's Hardest Working Women" byAbout.com , and titled one of soap opera's "Most Beautiful Women" by magazine "Soap Opera Update ".cite news |title=Why They Came Back|publisher="Soap Opera Update "|date=2002-11-12|accessdate=2008-07-20]After leaving daytime, Lozano moved on to
prime time television and film; some of her television credits include ', ' , "Gossip Girl " and "Lipstick Jungle".cite news |title=Florencia Lozano|publisher="New York Times "|accessdate=2008-07-21|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/514472/Florencia-Lozano] Of her prime time transition to film, Lozano stated, "I’m playing homicide detectives a lot," referring to her roles in "Perfect Stranger" and "The Ministers". "I don’t know why," she added, "but I love it!"cite news|title=Florencia Lozano - In a New York State of Mind|publisher="Soaps In Depth "|date=2007-04-24|accessdate=2008-07-20]To prepare for the roles, Lozano – who has lived in Manhattan for 15 years – visited the homicide division of her local police precinct. "I’ve been hanging out with cops, and they’ve been so wonderful," she voiced. "One of them, Irma Rivera, and I have become friends. She introduced me to a
firearms instructor who showed me how to shoot amachine gun , and she took me up to the NYPD training village."Prepared, Lozano portrayed
Lieutenant Karen Tejada in theApril 13 2007 release of "Perfect Stranger". "I interrogateHalle Berry and I end up arrestingBruce Willis ," Lozano relayed. The storyline centers around Berry’s character going undercover to solve a friend’s murder, but gets caught up in the world of obsessive on-line live. "It’s very mysterious and full of intrigue," stated Lozano. Acting with prominent film stars was a "rewarding experience" for the actress. "Halle is so gorgeous," she cited, "and she has a very beautiful energy about her. She was fun to play with, open to ideas, and willing to try new stuff and really excited." Lozano revealed, "Bruce was fun, too, in a different way. He let me push him around and manhandle him. I was surprised."When Lozano acquired the lead role in "The Ministers", opposite
John Leguizamo andHarvey Keitel , she was again prepared. Filmed in February 2007, the crime thriller is about a female NYPD detective (Lozano) who tries to avenge the murder of her police officer father by what she presumed to be a cult. But unwittingly, she falls for one of the killers (Leguizamo) in the process. "Harvey plays my partner – he used to be my father’s partner," Lozano stated. A fan of Leguizamo, the actress was excited to work with him. "He was cracking jokes, and we were always busting on each other," she grinned. "I felt really comfortable with him."The opportunity to carry a film was a longtime goal for the performer who enjoyed the experience. "It’s really a great feeling when your dreams come true. It may sound cheesy but I was like, ‘Wow, I got what I wanted!’" she sighed. "My training in theater and daytime really paid off – I have never appreciated being on a soap as much as I do now, because we moved very fast on this movie."
Lozano still looks to do more theater and is also pursuing television opportunities. Queried on whether she would ever reprise her role of Téa on "One Life to Live", she stated, "I will never close any door, especially not a door that has been so wonderful for me to walk through."
In September 2008, "
Soap Opera Weekly " reported that Lozano is slated to reprise the role in December 2008; the length of the return is unknown.cite news |title=Soap Opera Weekly. Breaking News |publisher="Soap Opera Weekly "|date=2008-09-08|accessdate=2008-09-10] In the meantime, she will also guest star on "Ugly Betty ", where she will portray Penelope Del Rios in the episode "Filing for the Enemy ". [ [http://spoilertv.blogspot.com/2008/09/ugly-betty-episode-302-filing-for-enemy_15.html From Spoiler TV] ]Personal life
Lozano is a trained dancer, whose talents range from
ballet tojazz , modern and flamenco. She became romantically involved with Christopher Welch in 1997, who was later featured in the 2002 Broadway revival of "The Crucible ". While New York theater plays kept Lozano and Welch busy, Lozano planned to stay on the East Coast. "I went toCalifornia , and I realized that while I could work out there, I could never live there," she stated. "There's just something that feels like home about New York. And there is something about theater that just feels so satisfying. [It] is really what I love to do."Filmography
Television
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