Victoria Luz Cartagena (born February 14, 1985) is an American
theater, film, and television actress. Cartagena is known for her role
as Zoe Lopez in The Bedford Diaries and as Renee Montoya in
Gotham.Victoria was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter
of Victor and Lucy Cartagena. She attended Penn State University,
where she earned a degree in education. She was later accepted into
the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[citation needed] Cartagena
has starred in numerous theater productions and participated in
various plays and workshops for New York's Lark Theater.Most recently,
Victoria appeared on the WB television series The Bedford Diaries,
NBC's Kidnapped, and the 2008 season finale of Law and Order: Special
Victims Unit. She has appeared on several different TV shows
throughout her career.Cartagena appeared as Renee Montoya in the FOX
TV series Gotham. In the first episode she was credited as recurring.
Cartagena would have a contract role starting in the second episode.
She said in an interview with Lucia I. Suarez, “I’ve seen them
all,†the actress told Fox News Latino, adding that she loved that
there was a character Vicki Vale in the comics. “Everyone knows
Batman.†In an interview with Graeme McMillan, "I feel lucky to be
playing someone who’s so important," the actress tells THR.
“She’s pretty amazing,†she tells The Hollywood Reporter.
“I’m playing such an iconic character, and I feel lucky to be
playing someone who’s so important to the [LGBTQ] community.†She
states to Leeds in an interview, "I never read a comic before the show
But now, because I’m on the show, I really want to know everything
about her. So I find myself reading comic books more and really
enjoying them." Cartagena states about her gay character on Gotham, "I
guess both. It’s definitely a straight-up fact of who she is as a
person â€" she’s a woman, she’s a cop, she’s Latina, she’s
gay. But that said, her perspective on things adds a voice to the
conversation by virtue of her background that wouldn’t necessarily
be there, or expected to be there." She states in the interview with
Leeds, "I believe that Renee really did break it off because of her
sobriety. And I believe that she really, really loves Barbara. But I
think that Renee is at a point in her life where she is more
self-aware than she ever was â€" and I don’t know if that’s
because she’s gone through recovery â€" and she’s just willing to
step away from the person that she loves in order to save herself.
Because she’s been there with Barbara before, and it ended badly. So
at least, at this point, she has the benefit of hindsight." In August
2015, it was reported that Cartagena would not be returning as a
member of the main cast for season two.
theater, film, and television actress. Cartagena is known for her role
as Zoe Lopez in The Bedford Diaries and as Renee Montoya in
Gotham.Victoria was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter
of Victor and Lucy Cartagena. She attended Penn State University,
where she earned a degree in education. She was later accepted into
the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.[citation needed] Cartagena
has starred in numerous theater productions and participated in
various plays and workshops for New York's Lark Theater.Most recently,
Victoria appeared on the WB television series The Bedford Diaries,
NBC's Kidnapped, and the 2008 season finale of Law and Order: Special
Victims Unit. She has appeared on several different TV shows
throughout her career.Cartagena appeared as Renee Montoya in the FOX
TV series Gotham. In the first episode she was credited as recurring.
Cartagena would have a contract role starting in the second episode.
She said in an interview with Lucia I. Suarez, “I’ve seen them
all,†the actress told Fox News Latino, adding that she loved that
there was a character Vicki Vale in the comics. “Everyone knows
Batman.†In an interview with Graeme McMillan, "I feel lucky to be
playing someone who’s so important," the actress tells THR.
“She’s pretty amazing,†she tells The Hollywood Reporter.
“I’m playing such an iconic character, and I feel lucky to be
playing someone who’s so important to the [LGBTQ] community.†She
states to Leeds in an interview, "I never read a comic before the show
But now, because I’m on the show, I really want to know everything
about her. So I find myself reading comic books more and really
enjoying them." Cartagena states about her gay character on Gotham, "I
guess both. It’s definitely a straight-up fact of who she is as a
person â€" she’s a woman, she’s a cop, she’s Latina, she’s
gay. But that said, her perspective on things adds a voice to the
conversation by virtue of her background that wouldn’t necessarily
be there, or expected to be there." She states in the interview with
Leeds, "I believe that Renee really did break it off because of her
sobriety. And I believe that she really, really loves Barbara. But I
think that Renee is at a point in her life where she is more
self-aware than she ever was â€" and I don’t know if that’s
because she’s gone through recovery â€" and she’s just willing to
step away from the person that she loves in order to save herself.
Because she’s been there with Barbara before, and it ended badly. So
at least, at this point, she has the benefit of hindsight." In August
2015, it was reported that Cartagena would not be returning as a
member of the main cast for season two.
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