Biography
Justina Milagros Machado is an American actress, known for her roles as Penelope Alvarez on the Netflix and Pop TV sitcom One Day at a Time, Darci Factor in The CW dramedy Jane the Virgin, Vanessa Diaz on the HBO drama Six Feet Under, and Brenda on the USA drama Queen of the South.
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Throwback
2024
as Kate
A married couple are thrown into a crisis when the wife, an under-appreciated and stressed "supermom," suffers a post-traumatic breakdown during the h...

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
The one-night-only celebration honoring the life and legacy of the famed producer features intimate conversations, special performances and surprise r...

Fernanda
2022
as Right Bob
An angry Latinx dyke in her twenties wants to make the world a better place, but can barely keep her own life together. Fernanda and her friends decon...

With/In Volume 2
2022
An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist...

The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
2022
as Zee (or whatever her name is) (voice)
The fearless one-eyed weasel Buck teams up with mischievous possum brothers Crash & Eddie as they head off on a new adventure into Buck's home: The Di...

Switched Before Birth
2021
as Anna Ramirez
Switched Before Birth follows Olivia Crawford and her husband Brian, who after multiple miscarriages, numerous failed IVF trials and stretching themse...

Muppets Haunted Mansion
2021
as Singing Bust
Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award...

With/In Volume 1
2021
as (segment "Coco & Gigi")
Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo...

All Together Now
2020
as Becky
An optimistic, talented teen clings to a huge secret: she's homeless and living on a school bus. When tragedy strikes, can she learn to accept a helpi...

Scoob!
2020
as Jamie Rivera (voice)
In Scooby-Doo’s greatest adventure yet, see the never-before told story of how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined forces...

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019
as Teresa Betancourt
Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."

Family Pictures
2019
as Sylvie
Sylvie and Maggie are strangers living on opposite coasts, leading very similar lives with husbands that travel for work too much and daughters about ...

Betty White: First Lady of Television
2018
as Self
The definitive look at Betty White's life and career. As the only authorized documentary on Betty ever made, this film is packed with hilarious clips ...

De Puerto Rico para el mundo
2016
as Self
On the Puerto Rican diaspora, which includes renowned artists who have converted New York, Florida, Chicago, Hawaii, Santa Cruz and Dominican Republic...

Endgame
2015
as Karla
Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville sch...

Quit
2015
as Amanda
Four childhood friends, now in their thirties, come together for a funeral and, over the course of a long night of drinking and fighting, make an agre...

Finders Keepers
2014
as Prof. Elena Carranza
A haunted doll teaches one little girl why children shouldn't play with undead things.

The Purge: Anarchy
2014
as Tanya
One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of ...

The Call
2013
as Rachel
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can co...

In the Electric Mist
2009
as Rosie Gomez
Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Bal...

Pedro
2008
as Mily
An intimate biopic of Pedro Zamora, an HIV-positive Cuban-American, who was cast for the MTV reality show, The Real World: San Francisco, in 1994. Due...

The Accidental Husband
2008
as Sofia
Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a...
Little Fugitive
2006
as Natalia
Set in present day Brooklyn, this film is a remake of the 1953 classic, "Little Fugitive." With his father in jail and his mother working long hours a...

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
2006
as Alma Ansen
An outbreak of avian flu mutates into a virus that becomes transmittable from human to human.

Torque
2004
as Henderson
Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey, leader of...

Final Destination 2
2003
as Isabella Hudson
When Kimberly has a violent premonition of a highway pileup she blocks the freeway, keeping a few others meant to die, safe...Or are they? The survivo...

Full Frontal
2002
as Linda's Friend in Kitchen
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.

Dragonfly
2002
as nurse
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
as Assistant
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually b...
Swallows
1999
In this warm hearted farce, local boy Eddie returns to the small California town where he grew up, setting in motion a comedy of Eros. Eddie spots and...

The Week That Girl Died
1998
as Marita
The lives of three lifelong buddies in a small New England fishing town will never be the same after The Week That Girl Died, a touching romantic come...

She's So Lovely
1997
as Carmen Rodriguez - Lady Ticket Taker
After being released from a psychiatric institution, a man tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his now-ex wife from the events that led up to his i...

No One Would Tell
1996
as Val Cho
Shy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her...

Minor Incidents
N/A
as Court Clerk
"Minor Incidents" is a historical drama based on the trial of Alejandro "El Sapo" Amestoy, highlighting the courtroom tensions and the complexity of h...