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Liza Colón-Zayas, an American actress and a playwright, won the Primetime Emmy Award 2024 for the first time, under the category Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. This was for her role as Tina Marrero in the psychological comedy-drama series The Bear, running since 2022.
The actress received the award on September 15, 2024, as she addressed the guests and fans across the world after she became the first Latin American actress to win the honor. Liza Colón-Zayas mentioned that her husband suggested she write a victory speech, for which she said, “I didn’t.”
Colón-Zayas expressed her gratitude to all who were part of her journey and cheered for other nominees in the same category. The actress lastly addressed the women and girls of her cultural background by saying:
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“All the Latinas who are looking at me, keep believing and vote. Vote for your rights. Thank you. Thank you. Gracias,” said Liza Colón-Zayas.
Liza Colón-Zayas won a Primetime Emmy Award 2024 for The Bear
Liza Colón-Zayas, who is best known for her role as Tina Marrero in the FX comedy series The Bear, was awarded her first Emmy Award at the 76th season of the prestigious award show.
The actress won the award under the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for which the other nominees were Carol Burnett for Palm Royale, Hannah Einbinder for Hacks, Janelle James for Abbott Elementary, Sheryl Lee Ralph for Abbott Elementary, and Meryl Streep for Only Murders in the Building.
Some of the other winners at the Primetime Emmy Award 2024, along with Colón-Zayas for the same series, include names like Jeremy Allen White for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series.
Tina Marrero is the role of a sous chef in the restaurant at the show’s core who is looked up to as a motherly figure. The character is learning to embrace her own values following which an episode in the latest season is particularly centered on her.
During that season, Tina sharpens her culinary abilities and begins to see her role not just as a job, but as something that could be her true passion.
Who is Liza Colón-Zayas?
Colón-Zayas is a Latin-American actress who was born in 1972 in The Bronx borough of New York City, United States of America. The actress grew up in a Puerto Rican family and completed her bachelor’s degree in theater from the State University of New York at Albany.
She got married on November 21, 1998, to actor David Zayas, who is known for his role as Angel Batista on Showtime's Dexter and also co-starred with her in The Bear.
Colón-Zayas has appeared in films like Righteous Kill (2008) as Judge Angel Rodriguez, Collateral Beauty (2016) as the mother of the main character Trevor, and Allswell in New York (2022) as Daisy.
Some of her famous television series roles include Dolores Rodriguez in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2004-2015), Detective Jessica Perez in Titans (2018), and Rita Ortiz in In Treatment (2021).
She has won several recognitions, some of which include the 2015 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, the 2020 Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Play, and the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
