April Lee Hernandez
April Lee Hernandez was born in The Bronx, New York, United States on January 31st, 1980 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 44, April Lee Hernandez biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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April Lee Hernandez (born January 31, 1980) is an American film and television actress.
She has also been credited as April Lopez and April Hernandez-Castillo.
Personal life
Hernandez grew up in The Bronx near the Grand Concourse. She is of Puerto Rican descent and has described herself as a "strong Latina" in the media. Hernandez studied diet at Hunter College but decided against pursuing a comedy career after being inspired by John Leguizamo's off-Broadway film Mambo Mouth. Hernandez is married to Jose Castillo. Summer Rose, the couple's daughter, is best known for her appearance at Alma Rivera from Alma's Way. On September 30, 2012.
Acting career
Aside from performing stand-up comedy, she has also appeared in several commercials, as well as on the television series ER, Law & Order, and 30 Rock. In June 2010 she was cast for the American cult series Dexter. She appeared in the television series Person of Interest episode "Legacy", which aired on January 18, 2012, in which she played an attorney who had turned her life around after a checkered childhood.
She is known for her role in the 2007 drama Freedom Writers, in which she played Eva, based on real-life high school student Maria Reyes. Hernandez has said that she was "determined" to be cast in Freedom Writers. She admires Jennifer Lopez, and has stated that Lopez "opened the door for me so that I don't have to take certain roles" as a Hispanic-American actress.