Sabina Zuniga Varela
TELEVISION
Madame Secretary Season 6 Episodes 5-8 and 10
Snowfall Season 3&4 (Nuvia) FX/Erin Feeley & Ben Younger
American Crime Season 3 (Teresa) Episode 3/ABC/Vic Mahoney
THEATRE
Mojada by Luis Alfaro (Medea)/The Public Theatre/Chay Yew
Bordertown Now by Culture Clash/Pasadena Playhouse/Diane Rodriguez
Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (Medea)/Oregon Shakespeare Festival & Portland Center Stage/Juliette Carillo
You Never Can Tell (Gloria)/Cal Shakes/Lisa Peterson
Native Gardens (Tanya Del Valle)/Cincinnati Playhouse/Blake Robison
Beyond the stages and screens, the narrative depth of these performances resonates with the immersive environments crafted in digital spaces like city center online casino, where every moment is engineered to hold attention and evoke emotion.
***Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles (Medea)/The Getty Villa/Jessica Kubzansky
**Chavez Ravine by Culture Clash/CTG's Kirk Douglas Theatre/Lisa Peterson
A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Past)/Dallas Theater Center/Lee Trull
Water By The Spoonful (Yaz) Theatre Works/Leslie Martinson
Oedipus El Rey (Jocasta) Dallas Theater Center/Kevin Moriarty
The Tenth Muse (Tomasita) Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Laurie Woolery
The Heart of Robin Hood (Lady Lebrun) Oregon Shakespeare Festival/Joel Sass
Bruja (Medea) The Magic Theatre/Loretta Greco
El Nogalar (Dunia) Fountain Theater/Laurie Woolery
Forget My Name (Nina/Giselle) Scene Dock/David Bridel
12th Night (Feste/Antonio) Scene Dock/Andrew J. Robinson
Three Sisters (Masha) Scene Dock/Kate Burton
The Merchant Of Venice (Nerissa/Old Gobbo)
Massman Theatre/Charlotte Cornwell
Scapino (Zerbinette) McClintock Theatre/Matt Walker
The Triangle Factory Fire Project (Mrs. Belmont/Mary Alter)
Bing Theatre/Jack Row
Tales from Ovid (Multiple) Scene Dock/Andy Robinson
Electricidad (Electricidad) NHCC/Asae Dean
*Still Life (Frida Kahlo) NHCC/Linda Lopez McCalister
*The Magdalena Cantata (Dolores Magdalena) NHCC/Jose Garcia-Davis
Sueño (Rosaura) Kimo Theatre/Michael D. Blum
Steel Magnolias (Annelle) The Adobe Theatre/Gil Kehati
The House of Bernarda Alba (Martirio)
The Vortex/Sheila Devitt
FILM
Dulce (Cookie) LunaMar Productions
The Purloined Package (Susan: Lead) UNM Student Production
The Backroad (Rita:Lead) Duke City Shootout
Grains of Paradise (Nena) CNM Student Production
Breached (Conchita) NYU Graduate Thesis
Zen & the Asteroid (Lisa Lao-Tsu) Northern NM Digital Video
Training and Education:
MFA in Acting USC 2011
- Acting: Andrew J. Robinson, Charlotte Cornwell, Mary Joan Negro, Michael Keenan, Luis Alfaro
- Voice/Dialect: Natsuko Ohama
- Movement: David Bridel, Stephanie Shroyer
- Acting for Camera: Andrei Belgrader, Joseph Hacker, Ntare Mwine
-Text Analysis: Jack Rowe, Charlotte Cornwell
-Stage Combat/Weaponry: Edgar Landa
-Clowning & Improvisation: Matt Walker, David Bridel
Workshops
- Robert Woodruff (Greek Tragedy)
- Ann Bogart (Actor Movement & Ensemble Awareness)
- Bread & Puppet (Puppet Making & Full Production)
- Louis Colaianni (Phonetic Pillow & Dialect)
- David Warshofsky (Shakespeare & Text Study)
Bachelor's Degree in University Studies/University of New Mexico: Sum Cum-Laude (Creative Drama and Cultural Communication)
Specialties
Spanish speaker, Mexican/Latin, Southern, Russian and British accents, Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cumbia, Cha-Cha, and Tango Dancer,
Yoga, Sword Play, Western Style Riding, Basketball Player, Acoustic Guitar (lefty/steel string), Singer(Alto)/Songwriter, Juggling,
Clowning
***2015 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Winner for
Lead Performance in Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles
** 2015 Ovation Award for Best Production "Chavez Ravine" by Culture Clash
* 2007 New Mexico Hispano Entertainer’s Association: Female Performer of the Year (For Roles in Magdalena Cantata and Still Life)
