Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel is an award-winning theatre, film, and television actor originally from Argentina. She has recurred on FX’s Fargo, guest-starred on NBC’s Chicago Med, and co-starred on Showtime’s The Chi and Fox’s Empire. Principal film credits include Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Heist 88, and Rounding. She can also be seen starring in the upcoming film Single Car Crashes. Her regional and Chicago theatre credits include Marriott, South Coast Repertory, Steppenwolf, Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare, Court, Lookingglass, Steep, and Teatro Vista, where she is an Ensemble Member and Managing Director. In 2018 she won a Jeff Award for “Performance in a Principal Role – Play” for her portrayal of Lela in Lela & Co at Steep Theatre. For a second consecutive year, she is featured as one of NewCity’s “Players 2024: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago” and was named one of the “Theatre Workers You Should Know” by American Theatre Magazine. She is a graduate of the Universidad del Salvador.

News

• You can see Cruz on stage as Camila in Marriott Theatre’s production of In the Heights, running now through March 17, 2024. Click HERE for tickets and more info!

• Cruz is currently featured as one of NewCity’s Players “2024: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago", read the full article HERE!  

• You can catch Cruz playing Florentina Perez in episode 2 of Teatro Vista’s The Fifth World, written by Gabriel Ruiz and co-directed by Lorena Diaz. Find the show, for free, HERE! Make sure to use headphones/earbuds for optimal listening experience!