JANUARY 18
Actress Terri Hoyos was born in Los Angeles, CA on January 18. She is the daughter of Mexican actor Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. (Charlie’s Angels, Chico and the Man), and granddaughter of actor Rodolfo Hoyos. She began her career in Hollywood as a make-up artist working on several TV shows. Later she studied acting at Los Angeles City College
Hoyos made her screen debut in 1984, with a small part in Crimes of Passion. She went on to do guest-starring roles on television shows that included: Hill Street Blues, Gimme a Break!, Cheers, ER, Dharma & Greg, Frasier, NYPD Blue, Parks and Recreation, and Modern Family. From 2009-2010 she was a recurring character in the CBS police procedural Cold Case.
In 2003 she landed her first series regular role in the Fox sitcom The Ortegas. A family sitcom that in addition to Hoyos starred, in addition to Hoyos, Al Madrigal, Cheek Marin, and Renee Victor. Unfortunately, the series was canceled before its debut.
In 2014, she was cast as the mother in the ABC comedy series Cristela starting stand-up comedienne Cristela Alonzo.
Most recently, in 2020, Hoyos appeared as Victor’s grandma in Hulu series Love, Victor in which Michael Cimino plays the title role of half-Puerto Rican, half-Colombian-American teenager. Season two of the series is expected to begin airing Summer of 2021.
Featured Photo: Cristela/ABC
— Latin Heat News Service
