About

Carmen Gloria Pérez was born in The Bronx, New York and moved to Puerto Rico at the age of ten. She is an award-winning actress, writer, artist and a proud U.S. Army veteran. Carmen can be seen in the Swedish Netflix original series “Young Royals“ and is in an upcoming Netflix Christmas series 2022. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Government and International Politics from George Mason University, has over 60 acting credits, including Nip/Tuck, Everybody Hates Chris, He’s Just Not That Into You, The Shield, and has written, produced, directed and edited several short films and music videos, one of them selected as an Official Selection in Los Angeles CineFest. She won Best Supporting Actress in a Drama by the Valley Theatre League Artistic Director Achievement Awards (ADA) in 2003 for the play “Soldiers Don’t Cry” by Layon Gray. Carmen had two songs in the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and UK Commercial Pop Charts (“Emergency” and “Overload“, and “Run Little Devil” in the UK Pop Charts, as Carmen Perez). Her last music EP “The Art Of Love” (as Carmen Gloria) was nominated Best Jazz EP by the Independent Music Awards 2019 and received wonderful reviews by The Smooth Jazz Ride & Jazz Reloaded blogs. “Pajarito,” a piece she co-composed with late British producer Matt Powell, is also featured in the Café Del Mar ~ Dreams 9 album.

Carmen has been writing stories as far back as she can remember, and after setting up her base in Norway in 2017, she decided to create her first children’s books series, the Kid Astronomy series, inspired by her love of space and motivating children to enjoy STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Math) subjects. You can find links to reviews and more about them in the “Books” section of this website. In March 2022, she was featured in the American Essence magazine, sold in newsstands and bookstands all over the United States. Her recent article “Inspiring The Artemis Generation” is featured in the About The Author section of Latina Style Magazine – Issue January 2020. Her paintings and artwork ~ The Art Of Love have been exhibited in California, and sold internationally, including commissions.

Carmen speaks fluent Spanish, English, advanced level Norwegian (B2) & beginning Swedish. She works internationally.

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