Biography

Cheryl Umaña is a graduate of the UCLA School of Theatre Film and Television, and of the LACC Theatre Academy. She is an LA native with strong roots in Guatemala. She has had the pleasure of working with various theatre companies throughout LA. Some of which include, The Latino Theatre Company (Mother of Henry, La Virgen,) Company of Angels (This Land), Artists at Play (In Love and Warcraft), Breath of Fire (Digging up the Dirt), Repertory Theatre of St Louis (Luis Alfaro's Mojada) and CalArts CNP (Octavio Solis', Scene with Cranes). Most recently she appeared in the title role in CTG's Alma, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

Cheryl has also appeared in several commercials and is a dedicated voiceover artist. Her work can be heard in TV and radio commercials as well as in Podcast series and dubbing. She has appeared in the award winning shorts Little Con Lili and Bertie the Brilliant. Her most recent short The Ballad of Tita and the Machines premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2023.
- IMDb mini biography by: Cheryl Umana