Carmen Gloria Pérez is an actress, writer, visual artist, former singer and a U.S. Army Veteran. She was born in The Bronx, New York and raised in Puerto Rico after the age of 10. At 17 years old, she joined the U.S. Army active duty for six years. After being stationed overseas and in Washington, D.C., becoming a Sergeant by the age of 21, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Government and International Politics with a minor in Legal Studies at George Mason University, she moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.

As an actress, Carmen most recently recurred as Captain Vasquez on the Robert Rodriguez/Mark Burnett hit TV series “Lucha Underground.” She has over 60 acting credits and won Best Supporting Actress by the Valley Theatre League Artistic Director Achievement (ADA) Awards for the play “Soldiers Don’t Cry” in 2003.

As a singer/songwriter, Carmen released a Latin-Jazz/Neo-Soul Fusion EP, "The Art Of Love" (with great reviews by Jazz Reloaded and The Smooth Jazz Ride blogs) & a pop EP “Space Girl” January 2017 w/a great review by KMS Music Blog (as Carmen Perez), among other pop and dance music. An instrumental chillout/lounge music piece “Pajarito,” she co-wrote/co-composed with late British producer Matt Powell is featured in the Café Del Mar ~ Dreams 9 album. She has had hits on Billboard's Top 40 Hot Dance Club Play & Top 10 UK Commercial Pop Charts, “Emergency” & “Overload”, and UK chart topper, the Super Stylers remix of “Run Little Devil” (as Carmen Perez).

As a visual artist, Carmen has been acclaimed for using bold edges and vibrant colors and is continuously inspired by visions, Latin background and world travels. She has exhibited her artwork in California and sold artwork on both the United States & internationally, including art commissions.

Based out of Norway for the 1 1/2, Carmen has been working on several creative projects, learning Norwegian, and has had two small roles on Norwegian TV series so far.