Martine Gutierrez

Acting

Birthplace: Berkeley, California

Martine Gutierrez (born April 16, 1989), is an American actress and performance artist. As a visual and performance artist, she has made work that focuses on identity, and how perception of self is formed, expressed, and perceived. She has created music videos, billboard campaigns, episodic films, photographs, live performance artworks, and a satirical fashion magazine investigating identity as both a social construct and an authentic expression of self. Martine's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums, notably the Central Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale. As an actress, Gutierrez is best known for her roles in television shows created by filmmaker and comedian Julio Torres. She played Karina Salgado, an impaled beauty pageant queen in Los Espookys (2022), and Vanesja, a performance artist turned agent in Fantasmas (2024). She also played a gallerist in Torre’s feature directorial debut Problemista (2023), and is in Sebastián Silva’s black comedy thriller film Rotting in the Sun (2023).