
Carmen Zapata
Carmen Margarita Zapata (July 15, 1927 – January 5, 2014) often referred to as "The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater" was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual children's program Villa Alegre. Zapata was also the co-founder and director of the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts in Los Angeles. Zapata took an active part in the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Zapata was born in New York City to Julio Zapata, a Mexican immigrant, and Ramona Roca, an Argentine immigrant.
84 acting credits
Acting · 84

Mannix
1967

Falcon Crest
1981

Bonanza
1959

Married... with Children
1987

Batman: The Animated Series
1992

Love, American Style
1969

Adam-12
1968

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993

Hunter
1984

Emergency!
1972

The F.B.I.
1965

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997

Jake and the Fatman
1987

Medical Center
1969

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

The Rookies
1972

Kojak
1973

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

McCloud
1970

Matt Houston
1982

Switch
1975

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995

Harry O
1974

The Mod Squad
1968

McMillan & Wife
1971

Archie Bunker's Place
1979

Wonder Woman
1975

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971

The White Shadow
1978

Chico and the Man
1974

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969

Marcians
2017

Flamingo Road
1981

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971

Mrs. Columbo
1979

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
1993

Sister Act
1992

Santa Barbara
1984

Archer
1975

Point of No Return
1993

Faraday and Company
1973
Hagen
1980

Boulevard Nights
1979

Rabbit Test
1978

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971

Telefon
1977

How to Murder a Millionaire
1990

Boss Nigger
1975

Villa Alegre
1974

The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
1972

Secrets
1992

Reel Horror
1985

Not Just Another Affair
1982
Viva Valdez
1976

A Home of Our Own
1975

How to Beat the High Cost of Living
1980

A Guide for the Married Woman
1978

W
1974

The Sleepy Time Gal
2001

The Last Porno Flick
1974

The Girls of Huntington House
1973

Hail, Hero!
1969

Children of Divorce
1980

Winner Take All
1975

Portnoy's Complaint
1972

Vultures
1983

Broken Angel
1988

Homeward Bound
1980

There Goes The Bride
1980

Flying High
1978

Leave Yesterday Behind
1978

Daniel and the Towers
1987
Like Normal People
1979

Carola
1973

A Gift of Terror
1973

The Couple Takes a Wife
1972

Gang Boys
1994

The Abduction of Allison Tate
1986

I Will, I Will...For Now
1976

Bad Charleston Charlie
1973

The Eggplant Lady
2001

Toke
1973

The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
1985