Lauren Velez

Lauren Velez

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Lauren Velez Dishes on the New Season of 'Dexter'

By Mariela Rosario | 09/22/2010 - 12:15 | 1 Comment

Lauren Velez stopped by the Latina offices and of course, we had to grill the Boricua actress on all things Dexter related! Although the bubbly and warm Velez isn't allowed to say too much about season 5 of the hit Showtime drama, she gave us some scoop on Lt. Maria LaGuerta's struggle to keep her team of...

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April Lee Hernandez: ‘Dexter’ Role is my Comeback!”

By Lee Hernandez | 06/23/2010 - 16:00 | 0 Comments

In 2007, April Lee Hernandez gave a brave, scene stealing performance in the movie, Freedom Writers that earned her critical praise and got people calling her the next big star. Then she fell off the Hollywood map. The 30-year-old Boricua actress—who just landed a high profile role on Showtime's hit series, Dexter—...

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EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Velez Dishes on 'Dexter' Season 5 and the Last Days of 'Ugly Betty'

By Lee Hernandez | 03/26/2010 - 12:30 | 1 Comment

I caught up with my favorite Dexter actress Lauren Velez today as she walked around her new neighborhood, El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) in New York City, where she just bought her first house. We spoke about what’s coming up on Dexter season 5—including possible trouble in paradise for Laguerta and Batista—and she told me...

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Lauren Velez of Showtime's 'Dexter' Talks Red Carpet Glamour

By Gerri Miller | 03/10/2010 - 14:40 | 0 Comments

As Miami homicide department chief Maria Laguerta on the Showtime series Dexter, Lauren Velez doesn’t know that her blood splatter expert (Michael C. Hall) is secretly an avenging serial killer, and until recently, she was keeping a secret of her own—a hot and heavy love affair with Detective Batista (David Zayas). But when it comes to beauty...

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How Suite: Celebs Get a Jump Start on Valentine’s Day

By Gerri Miller | 02/11/2010 - 11:06 | 4 Comments

Not even torrential rain can keep celebrities from a good party, especially when there's an abundance of food, drink, and free gifts. Maria Conchita Alonso and Lauren Velez were among those who braved the downpour to attend the second annual Valentine Romance Sneak Peek Oscar Suite at Café La Boheme in West Hollywood and get showered with...