Age: 20
female
Tess Romero (born March 18, 2006) is an American actress from Brooklyn, New York, with a background in musical theater and television. She began performing at age five in a production of Annie and subsequently secured early guest roles on the NBC series Blindspot and Comedy Central's Alternatino. A breakthrough occurred in 2020 when she was cast in the leading role of Elena Cañero-Reed in the Disney+ series Diary of a Future President, a part she secured after nearly 200 auditions. She reached a notable career milestone by starring in the series for two seasons, earning recognition for her portrayal of a young girl navigating middle school on her path to the presidency. Her filmography also includes the 2019 feature film Anya and the series Such Is Life.
Cuba, 1936: When Estelita Rodriguez sings in a hazy Havana nightclub for the very first time, she is nine years old. From then on, that spotlight of adoration—from Havana to New York’s Copacabana and then Hollywood—becomes the one, true accomplishment no one can take from her. Not the 1933 Cuban Revolution that drove her family into poverty. Not the revolving door of husbands and fickle world of film. Not even the tragic devastation of Castro’s revolution that rained down on her loved ones. Thirty years later, her young adult daughter, Nina Rodriguez, is blindsided by her mother’s mysterious, untimely death. Seeking answers no one else wants to hear, the grieving Nina navigates the troubling, opulent memories of their life together and discovers how much Estelita sacrificed to live the American dream on her own terms. Based on true events and exclusive interviews with Nina Rodriguez, Find Me in Havana weaves two unforgettable voices into one extraordinary journey that explores the unbreakable bond between mother and child and the ever-changing landscape of self-discovery.
