Welcome.
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Karina is a New Jersey-born, Texas-raised, Massachusetts-based actor, mom of 3, and proud Colombian-American.
I’m so glad you’re here.
Get to Know Me
I first discovered my love of acting in high school (although I think my family would venture that I’ve always been a little dramatic)! While I did some acting and tech work during college, I was fairly focused on my premedical courses and ended up becoming a licensed acupuncturist. Nearly a decade later, I ventured back into the theater, and discovered myself with three deeply related passion projects - my healing practice, my acting career, and - my life’s greatest work - my three children: Felicidad, Esben, and Sebastián.
The biggest influences in my life are manifest in the projects I am most interested in telling - Latine, woman-centered, and LGBTQ+ stories, stories of healing and motherhood, stories told by authentic voices.
I look forward to working with you! As an actor or as an acupuncturist, I am an artist that loves to connect and meaningfully impact the lives around me.
¡Descubrí mi amor por la actuación por primera vez en la escuela secundaria (aunque creo que mi familia diría que siempre he sido un poquito dramática)! Aunque actué durante la universidad, estaba bastante concentrada en mis cursos premédicos y terminé con mi maestría como acupunturista. Casi una década después, me metí de nuevo en el teatro y descubrí que tenía tres proyectos apasionantes profundamente relacionados: mi práctica curativa, mi carrera como actriz, y - el trabajo más grande de mi vida - mis tres hijos: Felicidad, Esben y Sebastián.
Las mayores influencias en mi vida se manifiestan en los proyectos que más me interesa contar: historias latinas, centradas en los cuentos de las mujeres y gente LGBTQ+, historias de curación y maternidad, historias contadas por voces auténticas.
¡Espero con interés trabajar con usted! Como actor o acupunturista, soy un artista al que le encanta conectarse e impactar significativamente las vidas que me rodean.
Photo by Milton Cardenas

Beyond Words at Central Square Theater, 2024. Photo by Maggie Hall.

Alma at Central Square Theater, 2023. Photo by Nile Scott.

Don't Eat the Mangos at Apollinaire Theatre Company, 2022. Photo by Danielle Fateaux-Jacques.

That Time the House Burned Down, Fresh Ink Theatre 2016. Photo by Louise Hamill.

Alma at Central Square Theater, 2023. Photo by Nile Scott.

Alma at Central Square Theater, 2023. Photo by Nile Scott.

That Time the House Burned Down, Fresh Ink Theatre 2016. Photo by Louise Hamill.

Don't Eat the Mangos at Apollinaire Theatre Company, 2022. Photo by Danielle Fateaux-Jacques.

Rabbit Hole at Ghost Light Players, 2015.

Alma at Central Square Theater, 2023. Photo by Nile Scott.

Beyond Words at Central Square Theater, 2024. Photo by Maggie Hall.

Alma at Central Square Theater, 2023. Photo by Nile Scott.
Backstage for Beyond Words at Central Square Theater. Photo by Ken Yotsukura.

Don't Eat the Mangos at Apollinaire Theatre Company, 2022. Photo by Danielle Fateaux-Jacques.

Alma at Central Square Theater, 2023. Photo by Nile Scott.

Beyond Words at Central Square Theater, 2024. Photo by Maggie Hall.
Backstage for Beyond Words at Central Square Theater. Photo by Ken Yotsukura.

Young Nerds of Color at Central Square Theater, 2022. Photo by Nile Scott.
Backstage for Beyond Words at Central Square Theater, 2024. Photo by Ken Yotsukura.

Henry V with the Ghost Light Players at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2024.
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I have experience on-camera for commercial work, instructional videos, and short film.
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