Vanessa Aspillaga and Tara Westwood as best friends in "Detours"

Vanessa Aspillaga and Jené in Tio Papi (2013)

Vanessa Aspillaga attends the Broadway opening night of "The Motherf**cker with the Hat" at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on April 11, 2011 in New York City

Vanessa Aspillaga and Guillermo Diaz in You Can't Stay Here (2023)

Tony Shalhoub, Vanessa Aspillaga, and Anna Deavere Smith in Nurse Jackie (2009)

Vanessa Aspillaga at the Groundbreaking Latina in Leadership Awards, October 11, 2005.

Vanessa Aspillaga recipient of the 2011 HOLA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor and presenter Daphne Rubin-Vega at the HOLA Awards Gala at Battery Park on October 17, 2011.

Vanessa Aspillaga recipient of the 2011 HOLA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor at the HOLA Awards Gala at Battery Park on October 17, 2011 in New York City

JD Natasha, Cathy Areu, Vanessa Aspillaga Groundbreaking Latina in Leadership Awards October 11, 2005

Vanessa Aspillaga and Judy Reyes attend the "Gun Hill Road" Premiere at the Library Center Theatre during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Vanessa Aspillaga, Priscilla Lopez, Jimmy Smits and Daphne Rubin-Vega at Johnnie Walker Salutes Pulitzer Prize winning play "Anna in the Tropics"

Esai Morales, Ron Simons and Vanessa Aspillaga attend the "Gun Hill Road" Premiere After Party at Shabu during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Vanessa Aspillaga (C) recipient of the 2011 HOLA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor with Daphne Rubin-Vega (R) and Manny Alfaro (L) at the 2011 HOLA Awards Gala at Battery Park on October 17, 2011 in New York City 

Ron Simons, Judy Reyes, Esai Morales and Vanessa Aspillaga attend the "Gun Hill Road" Premiere After Party at Shabu during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Vanessa Aspillaga at a special screening of LOVE & OTHER DRUGS and After-Party on November 16, 2010 presented by FOX 2000 and REGENCY with QUINTESSENTIALLY and VALENTINO. 

Vanessa Aspillaga at Johnnie Walker Salutes Pulitzer Prize winning play "Anna in the Tropics"

Vanessa Aspillaga a 2010-2011 Drama League Distinguished Performance Award Nominee at the 2011 Drama League Awards ceremony and luncheon at the Marriot Marquis on May 20, 2011 in New York City.

Harmony Santana, Vanessa Aspillaga, Judy Reyes, and Esai Morales attend the "Gun Hill Road" Premiere at the Library Center Theatre during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival 

Vanessa Aspillaga at the "Gun Hill Road" Premiere After Party at Shabu during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Vanessa Aspillaga and Anna Deavere Smith in Nurse Jackie (2009)

Actress Vanessa Aspillaga attends the "Gun Hill Road" Premiere at the Library Center Theatre during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Director Rashaad Ernesto Green and actress Vanessa Aspillaga attend the "Gun Hill Road" Premiere at the Library Center Theatre during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival

Matthew Modine, Vanessa Aspillaga, Michael Wilson at the Opening Night Party for PRIMARY STAGES' World Premiere of TINA HOWE'S CHASING MANET, April 9, 2009

Vanessa Aspillaga at an event for Flesh and Bone (2015)

Richard Thomas, Vanessa Aspillaga, and Mark Lamos