Monique Candelaria

Monique Kathleen Candelaria was born February 11th in Albuquerque New Mexico to Carla Bernadette Castillo and David Robert Candelaria Soon after she was born her father joined the army and they moved to Bremerhaven Germany where her brother David A Candelaria was born Monique also has 2 half brothers twins Ivan and Nathan Del Curto which are a year younger than her After her father suffered from a brain aneurysm making him a 100 disabled veteran her family returned to New Mexico and her love for the arts began to flourish As a child around the age of 7 she began singing in weddings and funerals Realizing that singing is her security blanket she never pursued music as a career but kept it in her life as a passionate hobby At 15 years old she became a dancer for a local television show in Albuquerque called Dance Dance Dance its a Teen Thing In 2009 she graduated from the University of New Mexico with a BA in Theatre emphasis in Acting The first film she was officially cast in was a 1940s New Mexican period piece called Bless me Ultima 2013 directed by Carl Franklin in 2010 Her most recognizable role was Lucy the Dennys waitress from Breaking Bad Live Free or Die 501 20122013 TV However her 1st lead role was in a feature film was The Control Group 2014 starring Brad Dourif A couple of years later she was cast in her 2nd lead role in the film Cents 2016 as the character Angela Baca who struggles with being a single mother raising a mathematical genius