Yumarie Morales of Panamanian and Puerto Rican parentage has always found herself at the intersection of American culture and traditional Latin American values Being an Army brat afforded her the opportunity to live and travel around the globe collecting experiences for what would turn out to be her true creative expression performing A graduate from the University of Northern Colorado she promised her Mom she would secure a backup plan so while double majoring in Theatre and Spanish Literature she also minored in communication Presently Yumarie lives and works in Los Angeles CA and can be spotted frequently during the commercial break While commercial work has been a privilege she hopes that the connections shes made in TV and film continue to provide a path to perform for larger audiences while demonstrating a key message Representation Matters