Cristina Sesto
Acting
Biography
Cristina is a versatile Puerto Rican performer with a solid trajectory in the performing arts. Her talent has shone in theatre productions such as Dangerous Liaisons, Cabaret Musical, and M. Butterfly, as well as in films including Verdades y mentiras, Hugo, Paco, Luis y tres chicas de rosa, and La Llamarada. In 2026 she embraced new artistic challenges, stepping into the role of Maleficent and exploring a wide range of registers in the experimental piece Out of Stock: Sin Inventario. Her voice has also reached the airwaves through the radio drama workshop and as co‑host of Puerto Rico y sus vecinos and Broadway Nights on Allegro 91.3 FM. Beyond the stage and the microphone, Cristina maintains a strong social commitment as part of Taller Comunidad La Goyco, supporting cultural, environmental, and health initiatives in Machuchal and the Loíza Street community. She now continues expanding her artistic path as the lead in El Amor Que Nunca Llega, taking on a new challenge in her ever‑evolving career.
Known For
A Puerto Rican film that combines the educational function of the documentary genre with the lyricism and power of the narrative genre, offering a new and contemporary look at our award-winning poet and patriot Julia de Burgos.
Julia VIVE
Reality TV miniseries (Reality TV) that shows the competition between 10 noble actors, 5 female and 5 male, in front of a Panel of Experts; made up of two professional actors, Cristina Sesto and Miguel Ramos, and the National Theater Teacher, Idalia Pérez-Garay, together with the Dean of the Puerto Rican Theater, Dean Zayas. A Production of the Lucy Boscana Dramatic Workshop, WIPR, Department of Economic Development and Commerce, Puerto Rico Film Commission, and the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
Taller actoral: el arte de actuar
Based on the life of actress Rosaura Andreu.
Rosaura
Hugo, a dispirited English Literature professor, sets out on a one-way trip in search of a lighthouse. Halfway there he meets Paco, an 18 year-old smart ass, hitching a ride West. The road takes the unlikely pair to a greasy spoon in the middle of nowhere, where three peculiar waitresses persuade them to stay the night and, unknowingly, change their lives.
Hugo, Paco, Luis y tres chicas de rosa
Adalberto's life turns upside down when his daughter Sylvia announces she's getting married.
La nena se casa... en Navidad
Adaptation from Enrique A. Laguerre's novel "La llamarada". It depicts the struggles of Puerto Rican peons in the sugar cane fields during the 1930's.
La llamarada
One night, a beautiful young woman is brought to the police headquarters on suspicion of murder. Through a detective's interrogation, in the presence of an attorney, her attachment to sexual activities arranged online is discovered.
Verdades y mentiras
Five stories linked by the new trend of how to meet people and the search for love in the world of internet.
Pasión cibernética
Jorge has no money or insurance when his wife needs heart surgery, so he decides to rob a bank.
La espera desespera
A group of young people, lovers of speed and in need of fun, are engaged in clandestine races, where passion boils and are mixed with blood, jealousy, revenge, and challenging authority.
La fiebre
The story of a mother and her four children and their struggle to survive the abuse of her love partner.
Jugando al esconder
A 40-year-old woman, cynic about love and addicted to failed dates, receives a mysterious anonymous message that leads her on an absurd and emotional journey through digital love...