Biography

C.C. DeNeira is an Actress, Dancer, Voiceover & Movement Coach. She is an Ecuadorian-American raised in the United States. She speaks English, Spanish, and Dutch.

She is known for "A Working Man" (2025) directed by David Ayer. "DogMan" (2023) directed by Luc Besson. Carmelita in the Netflix film "The Family Claus 3" (2022) directed by Ruben Vandenborre. Madame Diaz in the film "Space Boy" (2021) directed by Olivier Pairoux . She appeared in an episode of "Geldwolven" (2022) directed by Gijs Polspoel and was a featured dancer on TV for Univision's "Sabado Gigante" with Mario Kreutzberger aka "Don Francisco".

C.C. began as a professional dancer. She then appeared on T.V. film, theatre, commercials, music videos, print, & cruise ships. She has studied drama and dance in N.Y. & Miami (The Conservatory of Fine Arts, etc.).

C.C. was involved in Philip Michael Thomas (Miami Vice) Miami Way Theatre's Drama & Theatre Workshops. She has been in several theatrical productions in the U.S. & Belgium. In the US she portrayed Vietnam Army nurse LeeAnn in "A Piece of My Heart" for the Public Theatre and co-starred as the Japanese servant Nokouchi in the White-Willis Theatre Production of "Harry Houdini, I Love You". In Brussels, Belgium she starred in "A Streetcar Named Desire"(Eunice),"Steel Magnolias"(Clairee), "The Front Page"(Mrs. Grant) & "The Elephant Man". She was also the Creative Movement Coach for "Mixed & United Improv Theatre" in Belgium.

C.C. is the granddaughter of famed Poet Pedro Enrique Ribadeneira Avendano and her grand-uncle is famed writer Edmundo Ribadeneira Meneses. Her cousin is the Ecuadorian Artist Marcos Ribadeneira Salmon.
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Her grand-uncle is Edmundo Ribadeneira Meneses who was a Professor, writer of many books, President & co-founder of The House of Ecuadorian Culture Museum (Casa de la Cultura) in Quito, Ecuador. He received many awards including "Officier dans l'Ordre de Arts et des Lettres" in 1996 for his literary contributions to the world.

Her great-grandfather General Jose Enrique Rivadeneira Pazmino in 1940-2014 had an airport named after him "General Rivadeneira Airport" located in Esmeraldas, Ecuador after his death in 1939 for his great contribution serving his country.

Her cousin is Marcos Ribadeneira Salmon who is an accomplished Ecuadorian Artist .

She is the granddaughter of Pedro Enrique Ribadeneira Avendano, who was a journalist in his youth then became a writer mainly of books of poetry. His words have been made into music in Ecuador most notably by the famous Ecuadorian singer Julio Jaramillo.