# Lisseth Chavez
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{{Short description|American actress (born 1989)}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2020}}{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lisseth Chavez
| image = Lisseth Chavez at German Rookie.con 2026.jpg
| alt = Young lady (mid-thirties) with long dark hair and a huge smile
| caption = Chavez at [German Rookie.con 2026](/source/German_Comic_Con)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|5|25}}
| birth_place = U.S.
| death_date =
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| spouse =
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2009–present
| known_for = ''[The Fosters](/source/The_Fosters_(American_TV_series))''
''[Chicago P.D.](/source/Chicago_P.D._(TV_series))''
''[DC's Legends of Tomorrow](/source/Legends_of_Tomorrow)''
''[The Rookie](/source/The_Rookie_(TV_series))''
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'''Lisseth Chavez''' (born May 25, 1989[) is an American actress known for her roles in ''[Chicago P.D.](/source/Chicago_P.D._(TV_series))'', ''[The Rookie](/source/The_Rookie_(TV_series))'', and ''[The Fosters](/source/The_Fosters_(American_TV_series))''. Chavez appeared as [Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz](/source/Esperanza_%22Spooner%22_Cruz) in the [sixth](/source/Legends_of_Tomorrow_season_6) and [seventh](/source/Legends_of_Tomorrow_season_7) seasons of [the CW](/source/the_CW) superhero series ''[Legends of Tomorrow](/source/Legends_of_Tomorrow)''.
== Early life ==
Chavez is of Salvadoran heritage.][{{Cite web |date= |title=Lisseth Chavez - Actress |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/lisseth-chavez/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}]
== Career ==
Chavez worked as a model early in her career.[{{Cite web |last=Ng|first=Philiana |date=September 12, 2020 |title='Chicago P.D.': Lisseth Chavez Not Returning for Season 8 |url=https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-not-returning-for-season-8/603-9a791d8e-1f3f-4c8e-849d-c910b75a8beb |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=[WFAA](/source/WFAA) |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110033022/https://www.wfaa.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-not-returning-for-season-8/603-9a791d8e-1f3f-4c8e-849d-c910b75a8beb |url-status=live }}] The [character arc](/source/character_arc) ended there, as it was announced during the break that Chavez could not return to complete her character's story-line. This was due to the fact the character "...never entirely clicked with fans or the producers."[[https://www.cbr.com/chicago-pd-why-lisseth-chavez-left/ ''Why Lisseth Chavez Left Chicago P.D.'']; Mar 09, 2022; Frederick, Brittany; article; accessed August 2022][[https://deadline.com/2020/09/lisseth-chavez-exits-chicago-p-d-joins-dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-series-regular-season-6-1234575425/ ''Lisseth Chavez Exits ‘Chicago P.D.’, Joins ‘DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow’ As New Series Regular In Season 6'']; article; September 12, 2020; Deadline.com; Andreeva, Nellie; retrieved August 2022] The timing of the change, however, allowed Chavez to take on the new role of a tech-geek with a tragic past, [Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz](/source/Esperanza_%22Spooner%22_Cruz), in [The CW](/source/The_CW)'s ''[Legends of Tomorrow](/source/Legends_of_Tomorrow)'' sixth season.[{{Cite web |last1=Gelman |first1=Vlada |date=September 12, 2020 |title=Chicago P.D.: Lisseth Chavez Not Returning as Rojas for Season 8 |url=https://tvline.com/2020/09/12/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-leaving-vanessa-rojas-season-8/ |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=[TVLine](/source/TVLine) |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101002048/https://tvline.com/2020/09/12/chicago-pd-lisseth-chavez-leaving-vanessa-rojas-season-8/ |url-status=live }}] In the episode "The Fixed Point" (2022), Cruz comes out as [asexual](/source/Asexuality);[{{Cite web | date=2022-01-27| title=Legends of Tomorrow Recap: Fixed Point Villain Explained| url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/legends-of-tomorrow-what-that-big-villain-reveal-means/| access-date=2022-01-27| website=Den of Geek| language=en-US}}][{{Cite web | date=January 26, 2022| title=DC's Legends Of Tomorrow spins its wheels in a temporal watering hole| url=https://www.avclub.com/dcs-legends-of-tomorrow-recap-season-7-episode-10-1848430528| access-date=2022-01-27| website=The A.V. Club| language=en-us}}] she is the first [Arrowverse](/source/Arrowverse) character to do so.[{{Cite web | date=January 27, 2022| title=Legends of Tomorrow Introduces the Arrowverse's First Asexual Superhero| url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/legends-of-tomorrow-introduces-the-arrowverses-first-asexual-superhero/| access-date=2022-01-27| website=ComicBook.com| language=en}}]
Then starting in 2022 she began appearing on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company) police procedural drama [''The Rookie''](/source/The_Rookie_(TV_series)) in its 5th season in a recurring role then being promoted to the main cast as Officer Celina Juarez.[{{cite web | last=Weiss | first=Jacqueline | title=‘The Rookie' Cast: A Guide to All the Actors and Characters from Season 1 to Season 6 | website=People.com | date=2023-11-26 | url=https://people.com/all-about-the-rookie-cast-7555420 | access-date=2025-09-08}}]
== Awards and recognition ==
In 2020, the [Imagen Awards](/source/2020_Imagen_Awards), referred to by the industry as the "Latino Golden Globes," nominated Chavez in the 'Best Supporting Actress: Television' category for her work on ''Chicago P.D.''[{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2020 |title=Chicago P.D.'s Lisseth Chavez receives Imagen nomination |url=https://reelchicago.com/article/chicago-p-d-s-lisseth-chavez-receives-imagen-nomination/ |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=Reel Chicago |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925091741/https://reelchicago.com/article/chicago-p-d-s-lisseth-chavez-receives-imagen-nomination/ |url-status=live }}]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2016
| ''BFFs''
| Bella
| Short film
|-
| 2021
| ''Terror Eyes''
| Rebecca
| ''Aka Voyeur''
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[True Beauty](/source/True_Beauty_(American_TV_series))''
| Herself
|
|-
| 2011
| ''The Baby''
| Maritza
| Episode: "The Interviews"
|-
| 2013
| ''[Southland](/source/Southland_(TV_series))''
| Carmen Martinez
| Episode: "Bleed Out"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''The Adversaries''
|Cindy
| TV film
|-
| ''[Shameless](/source/Shameless_(American_TV_series))''
| Marita
| Episode: "Crazy Love"
|-
| ''[The Night Shift](/source/The_Night_Shift_(TV_series))''
| Ana
| Episode: "Fog of War"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2016
| ''[Rush Hour](/source/Rush_Hour_(American_TV_series))''
| clerk
| Episode: "Badass Cop"
|-
| ''[Lucifer](/source/Lucifer_(TV_series))''
| Nikki
| Episode: "A Priest Walks Into a Bar"
|-
| ''[Murder in the First](/source/Murder_in_the_First_(TV_series))''
| Skylar Jennings
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[Rizzoli & Isles](/source/Rizzoli_%26_Isles)''
| Carmen
| Episode: "Dangerous Curve Ahead"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2017
| ''[Grey's Anatomy](/source/Grey's_Anatomy)''
| Kate Endris
| Episode: "Civil War"
|-
| ''[One Day at a Time](/source/One_Day_at_a_Time_(2017_TV_series))''
| Young Lydia
| Episode: "A Snowman's Tale"
|-
| ''One of Us''
| Haley Cooper
| TV film
|-
| ''[S.W.A.T.](/source/S.W.A.T._(2017_TV_series))''
| Ariana Acosta
| Episode: "Fences"
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[The Fosters](/source/The_Fosters_(American_TV_series))''
| Ximena Sinfuego
| Recurring role; 18 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''Get Christie Love''
| Val
| TV film
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| ''[Station 19](/source/Station_19)''
| Kathleen "Kat" Noonan
| rowspan="2" | 2 episodes
|-
| ''[The OA](/source/The_OA)''
| Carmen
|-
| ''[Chicago Fire](/source/Chicago_Fire_(TV_series))''
| rowspan="3" |Officer Vanessa Rojas
| Episode: "Infection, pt. 1"
|-
| ''[Chicago Med](/source/Chicago_Med)''
| Episode: "Infection, pt. 2"
|-
| 2019−2020
| ''[Chicago P.D.](/source/Chicago_P.D._(TV_series))''
| Main role; 19 episodes
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''[Legends of Tomorrow](/source/Legends_of_Tomorrow)''
| [Esperanza "Spooner" Cruz](/source/Esperanza_%22Spooner%22_Cruz)[{{Cite news |last=Jevens |first=Darel |date=September 14, 2020 |title=Lisseth Chavez, who plays Rojas on 'Chicago P.D.,' will leave for 'Legends of Tomorrow' |work=[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times) |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/14/21437139/lisseth-chavez-chicago-pd-vanessa-rojas-legends-of-tomorrow |access-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916145646/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/14/21437139/lisseth-chavez-chicago-pd-vanessa-rojas-legends-of-tomorrow |url-status=live }}]
[{{Cite web |last=Reyes |first=Luis |date=August 13, 2019 |title=Lisseth Chavez, Rosa Salazar, Latinas Shine on TV Series |url=https://www.latinheat.com/tv-3/tv-news-tv-3/lisseth-chavez-rosa-salazar-latinas-on-tv/ |access-date=November 10, 2020 |website=LatinHeat Entertainment |archive-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814192920/https://www.latinheat.com/tv-3/tv-news-tv-3/lisseth-chavez-rosa-salazar-latinas-on-tv/ |url-status=live }}]
[{{Cite web |last=Castillo |first=Alex |date=October 2, 2020 |title='Chicago P.D.' Actor Lisseth Chavez Joins the DCEU |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chicago-p-d-actor-lisseth-chavez-joins-the-dceu.html/ |access-date=November 9, 2020 |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110033024/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/chicago-p-d-actor-lisseth-chavez-joins-the-dceu.html/ |url-status=live }}]
[{{Cite web |last=Christina |date=January 9, 2018 |title="The Fosters" Exclusive: Lisseth Chavez Talks Ximena's Fears, Obstacles, the Importance of Her Role, & Much More |url=http://omfgtv.com/freeform-fosters-lisseth-chavez-daca-fears-obstacles-latino-salvadoran/ |access-date=November 9, 2020 |website=OMFGTV |archive-date=October 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010065835/http://omfgtv.com/freeform-fosters-lisseth-chavez-daca-fears-obstacles-latino-salvadoran/ |url-status=live }}]
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|4438177}}
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Category:Living people
Category:1989 births
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:American web series actresses
Category:American people of Salvadoran descent
Category:Hispanic and Latino American actresses
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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