Carolina

LA & PGH BASED

Carolina Vargas Romero is an actor working across physical and experimental theater - in Chile and the United States.

Actor of Stage & Film.

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The Tempest

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Karla Boos

Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh · 7/17 – 8/23
Opening night sold out

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"Not only is she a force of nature onstage as an actor,
but she also ingeniously applies her mastery of the craft to helm innovative creative projects as a leader within the arts industry."

— SCARLETT KIM • DIRECTOR

ABOUT

An actor who lives in the gap between language & experience.

Carolina Vargas Romero is a Chilean actor and experimental performer, working across stage and film, physical and experimental theater.

Coming from a dance background, she began performing at fourteen on the Chilean television series Amango, then moved through theater, film, and performance — collaborating internationally and cultivating a wide practice of performance languages.

She holds a BFA in Theater from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and, as a Fulbright scholar, an MFA in Acting from the California Institute of the Arts. Her work — recognized with a CalArts Talent Grant, the Silver Torch at the Festival de Viña del Mar, and a Grotowski Institute residency — treats the unknown as a creative force: embodied, precise, and alive to the moment.

FULLBRIGHT SCHOLAR

MFA · CalArts

AEA / SAG-AFTRA ELIGIBLE

REEL

Selected works on screen

On the stage.

STAGE

Physical & experimental theater • selected production stills.

OSF - The Cymbeline Project - Carolina Vargas Romero

The End, The End, The End - Dir. Scarlett Kim - Edinburgh Fringe Festival - Carolina Vargas Romero

One Island - GhostBird - Carolina Vargas Romero

Medea Miasma - Dir. Scarlett Kim - Carolina Vargas Romero

The Seagull - Dir. Michael Alvarez - Carolina Vargas Romero

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GALLERY

Headshots & portraits

A woman with long, dark, curly hair wearing a black tank top and dark pants, standing against a beige background.

Editorial

A woman with brown hair and brown eyes wearing a white top, standing against a plain white background.

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RESUME

Selected Credits

STAGE

The Tempest Miranda • Quantum Theatre

This Landscape Performer • Zion Canyon Mesa

Julius Caesar Cassius • Catskill Mount Shakespear

Cymbeline Arviragus • Oregon Shakespeare Fest

Romeo & Juliet Lady Capulet • Notre Dame Shakespeare

Durango 66 Performer • Redcat

The End, The End, The end Performer • CalArts

Medea Medea • CalArts

Amango I, II, III Kika • Canal 13 (Chile)

Corazon Rrebelde Maite • Canal 13 (Chile)

Pobre Rico Susana • TVN (Chile)

Caleta del Sol Nathalia • TVN (Chile)

TELEVISION

FILM

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Patron • Featured

Bullet Train Down Holly‍ • Lead

The Invite Josefina‍ • Lead

Ser Eclipse Isabel‍ • Co-Lead

They Call Us Sediciosos‍ ‍Jovita • Lead

TRAINING

MFA in Acting — California Institute of the Arts
BFA in Acting — Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Dream Work — "When We Dead Awaken" with Chloé Zhao & Kim Gillingham

AWARDS

Fulbright Scholar
CalArts Talent Grant
Silver Torch, Festival de Viña del Mar
Grotowski Institute Residency

SKILLS

Bilingual Spanish / English
Singing
Ballet, Salsa & Latin dance
Physical theater
Stage combat
Yoga
Various Spanish accents

UNIONS

AEA · SAG-AFTRA Eligible · Chileactores · SCD