Rocio Mendez

Rocío Mendez is an Award Winning Actor, Fight and Intimacy director and a proud New Yorker committed to building confidence in brown and black girls through storytelling. Rocío has done multiple independent films showcasing their talents in martial arts and comedy. Rocío has worked on Broadway and with a range of theaters nationally including The Public Theater, New York Theater Workshop, Atlantic Theater Company, and Classical Theater of Harlem, among the many. Rocío has been nominated for multiple awards for their work in Fight Choreography and Movement. Rocío is a team member of UNKLE DAVE’S FIGHT HOUSE - a collective of fight/intimacy/movement directors serving theater, film and educational institutions. Rocio Mendez is the resident Intimacy Director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival and