LATINOPIA TEATRO ROSE PORTILLO "ZOOT SUIT" from Latinopia.com on Vimeo.
Rose Portillo is an accomplished actress of stage and screen who starred as Della in the acclaimed play Zoot Suit as well as acting in in numerous television roles. She is currently a director for the About Productions theater company. Latinopia was interested to learn that the character of Della in the Zoot Suit play underwent a transformation from how it was originally conceived by dramatist and director Luis Valdez. Rose explains how her collaboration with Luis Valdez helped to shape the Della character.