Lymari Nadal is a Puerto Rican

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

 actress, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 11 February 1978. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Early years

Nadal was born and raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where she lived until she was 23 years old. She graduated from high school

High school

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 from the Academia Santa María. She went on to earn her first college degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Ponce. In a 2011 interview, Nadal said she was "a pure Ponceña" (Ponceña is Spanish for a woman from Ponce).

Education

During a recent interview in Ponce, Nadal stated "I have a Masters degree in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez

University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez or Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez in Spanish , is a land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant state university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico...

, but I always wanted to be an actress." Thus Nadal went to Mexico

Mexico

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 to study acting, then on to England

England

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Professional career

After her acting classes, Nadal felt she was still repeatedly rejected within the acting industry. “It was very dificult. Imagine, it was always ‘no, no and no’." As a result Nadal started in theatrical arts, entering her husband's thetrical company as producer.

Personal life

She moved to Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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 in 2001. Since 2002, Nadal has been married to Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

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Filmography

Her latest film - América

America (2011 film)

America is a 2011 Puerto Rican drama film directed by Sonia Fritz. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but was disqualified.-Cast:* Lymari Nadal as America* Yancey Arias as Correa...

 - premiered in the San Juan, Puerto Rico, area though she wanted it to premier in her hometown of Ponce, it could not be done in Ponce for reasons related to sponsorship. Nadal is best known for her role as Frank Lucas

Frank Lucas

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's wife in the movie American Gangster.

Film	Year	Role
American Family American Family American Family is a photographic artwork exhibition by Renée Cox.-External links:* *...	2002 2002 in film The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...	Linda
Battlestar Galactica Miniseries Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries) Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour miniseries written and produced by Ronald D. Moore and directed by Michael Rymer. It was the first part of the Battlestar Galactica reimagining based on the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series, and served as a backdoor pilot for the 2004 television series...	2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...	Giana
Ladrones y Mentirosos	2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...	Marisol
American Gangster	2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...	Eva
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan	2009 2009 in film The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...	Giana
America America (2011 film) America is a 2011 Puerto Rican drama film directed by Sonia Fritz. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but was disqualified.-Cast:* Lymari Nadal as America* Yancey Arias as Correa...	2011	America

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