{{short description|American actress}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Alexandra Barreto | image = Alexandra Barreto portrait at WikiPortraits Studio at Sundance 2025.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 2000–present | spouse = {{marriage|Rider Strong|2013}} | children = 1 }} '''Alexandra Barreto''' is a Puerto Rican actress who starred in the 2006 television series ''Pepper Dennis'' with her husband Rider Strong and Rebecca Romijn and in the horror film ''Tooth and Nail'', a part of the annual After Dark Horrorfest in 2007. She has also appeared in the recurring role of Ana Gutierrez on ''The Fosters''.
== Career ==
Barreto has appeared in films such as ''Quitters'', ''Blood Makes Me'', ''Ghost Game'', ''La Torcedura'', ''Exposed'', ''Beautiful'', ''Woman on Fire'', ''Farewell Collette'', and ''Disney's The Kid''. Her television appearances include 9 episodes of the TV police drama ''The District'' and was five episodes of ''American Family''.
In 2008, Alexandra participated in a television commercial for the Barack Obama presidential campaign entitled "It Could Happen To You"<ref>{{cite web|author=karinmoveon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn55ZdmBPJ4 |title=It Could Happen To You – Funniest Ad, Obama in 30 Seconds |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=2011-07-13| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110712025919/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn55ZdmBPJ4| archivedate=July 12, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> along with Rider Strong and Shiloh Strong. The commercial won MoveOn.org's contest for funniest ad and aired on Comedy Central.
==Personal life==
Barreto began dating actor Rider Strong after they met while filming the 2006 television series ''Pepper Dennis''.<ref name="us2012">{{cite web|last=Ravitz |first=Justin |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rider-strong-boy-meets-world-star-engaged-to-girlfriend-alexandra-barreto----see-their-sweet-picture-20122712 |title=Rider Strong, Boy Meets World Star, Engaged: How He Proposed! |publisher=Us Weekly |date=December 27, 2012 |accessdate=October 20, 2013}}</ref> They became engaged in December 2012,<ref name="us2012"/> and married on October 20, 2013, in Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|last=Webber|first=Stephanie |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/rider-strong-marries-alexandra-barreto-boy-meets-world-stars-wedding----all-the-details-20132010 |title=Rider Strong Marries Alexandra Barreto, Boy Meets World Star's Wedding -- All the Details!|publisher=Us Weekly|date=October 20, 2013 |accessdate=October 20, 2013}}</ref> The couple have one son, Indigo "Indy" Barreto Strong, born in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/rider-strong-of-boy-meets-world-alexandra-barreto-welcome-baby-boy--2015221|title=Rider Strong Is a Dad! Boy Meets World Star Welcomes Son With Alexandra Barreto|work=Us Weekly| date= January 22, 2015 | accessdate=April 5, 2015}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2000 | ''Disney's The Kid'' | Flight Attendant | |- | 2002 | ''Woman on Fire'' | Woman Reporter | |- |rowspan=2| 2003 | ''Beautiful'' | Cass | Short |- | ''Exposed'' | Carmen | |- |rowspan=2| 2004 | ''La torcedura'' | Jose's Fiancee | Short |- | ''Ghost Game'' | Dara | Video |- | 2005 | ''Blood Makes Noise'' | Connie | Short |- | 2007 | ''Tooth and Nail'' | Torino | |- |rowspan=2| 2009 | ''Labor Pains'' | Pretty Woman | |- | ''The Outside'' | Nurse | |- |rowspan=2| 2010 | ''Career Day'' | Magda | Short |- | ''VideoDome Rent-O-Rama'' | Emma | Short |- |rowspan=2| 2011 | ''The Dungeon Master'' | Amber | Short |- | ''Method'' | - | Short |- | 2015 | ''CSI: Immortality'' | Romina Gonzalez | TV movie |- | 2017 | ''The Lady Killers'' | Ali Batista | |- | 2025 | ''Descendent'' | Patricia | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Murphy |first1=J. Kim |title=RLJE Acquires Benson and Moorhead-Produced Alien Thriller ''Descendent'' Ahead of SXSW Premiere (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/rlje-acquires-descendent-sxsw-1236328628/ |website=Variety |access-date=March 6, 2025 |date=March 6, 2025}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan=2| 2000 | ''V.I.P.'' | Stacy | Episode: "Dangerous Beauty" |- | ''Resurrection Blvd.'' | Carmen De La Cruz | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |- |rowspan=3| 2002 | ''Crossing Jordan'' | Anastasia | Episode: "Acts of Mercy" |- | ''American Family'' | Young Berta | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |- | ''The Twilight Zone'' | Maria Hernandez | Episode: "Time Lapse" |- | 2003–04 | ''The District'' | Maria Rodriguez | Recurring Cast: Season 3–4 |- | 2004 | ''Cold Case'' | Anna Vizcaino | Episode: "Discretion" |- |rowspan=3| 2005 | ''Summerland'' | Isabel Luna | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |- | ''Sex, Love & Secrets'' | Victoria | Episode: "Molting" |- | ''CSI: NY'' | Linda Cortez | Episode: "Trapped" |- | 2006 | ''Pepper Dennis'' | Blanca Martinez | Recurring Cast |- |rowspan=2| 2008 | ''Pushing Daisies'' | Veronica Villanueva | Episode: "Frescorts" |- | ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' | Distraught Woman | Episode: "Art Imitates Life" |- |rowspan=3| 2009 | ''Without a Trace'' | Giselle Fernandez | Episode: "Skeletons" |- | ''Dark Blue'' | Marcella Vasquez | Episode: "Venice Kings" |- | ''House'' | Cheryl | Episode: "Brave Heart" |- | 2010 | ''Castle'' | Annie Swift | Episode: "Last Call" |- | 2010–11 | ''Justified'' | Pilar | Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2 |- | 2011 | ''NCIS'' | Navy Petty Officer Rena Oliver | Episode: "A Man Walks Into a Bar..." |- | 2013 | ''Californication'' | Sarah | Episode: "The Unforgiven" |- | 2013–14 | ''Parenthood'' | Karen Fillman | Recurring Cast: Season 5 |- | 2013–18 | ''The Fosters'' | Ana Gutierrez | Recurring Cast |- | 2015 | ''NCIS: Los Angeles'' | LAPD Detective Jacqueline Rivera | Episode: "Fighting Shadows" |- | 2016 | ''Pure Genius'' | Amy Delgado | Episode: "Fire and Ice" |- | 2017 | ''Grey's Anatomy'' | Pam | Episode: "Civil War" |- | 2018 | ''The Romanoffs'' | Detective Gutierrez | Episode: "Bright and High Circle" |- | 2018–21 | ''Mayans M.C.'' | Antonia Pena | Recurring Cast: Season 1–3 |- | 2021–24 | ''All American'' | Coach Montes | Recurring Cast: Season 3–4, Guest: Season 5–6 |- | 2022 | ''Big Sky'' | Mrs. Cowley | Episode: "A Good Boy" |- | 2023 | ''The Rookie: Feds'' | Rebecca Laramie | Episode: "The Remora" |- | 2025 | ''Ballard'' | Janet Olivas | Recurring Cast |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{YouTube|user=abarreto|Alexandra Barreto}} * {{IMDb name|0056987|Alexandra Barreto}}
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