Paola Lázaro

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Summary

Paola Lázaro is a Puerto Rican actress and playwright known for The Walking Dead, Lethal Weapon, and her plays Tell Hector I Miss Him and There’s Always the Hudson. Her work often explores family, trauma, and the lives of Puerto Rican and Latino characters. She has encouraged Latino writers to tell their own stories and create work for themselves, and has spoken about mental health, including her own experiences with depression, anxiety, and ADHD. No public statements on party politics or formal DEI affiliations are on record.