Biography

Lisa Rodriguez producer of the award-winning independent film, BUTTERFLY CAUGHT, brings unique experience to the table. After spending years as an aspiring actress and entrepreneur, she adventured abroad to Costa Rica and built two successful companies regardless of the hurdles and difficulties of surviving in a third world country.

Born and raised in the City of Angels, Lisa Rodríguez is the third generation of her family to work in the entertainment industry. She always had a love for performing and got her first taste of it at the historic Angelus Temple, singing and acting for live audiences of over 1,000. Lisa graduated from UCLA with a degree in Classical Civilization but first studied Marine Biology.

She has performed in various film, theater, commercial, and voiceover productions. When not performing, Lisa enjoys spending time with her family & friends, learning, sharpening her archery skills, reading/collecting Rogue X-Men comics, and one of her earliest & most passionate loves, The Legend of Zelda. Lisa is also a contributor to Joseph Gordon Levitt’s hitRECord.org and hitRECord TV, which garnered an Emmy. She has lent her to voice to the PIHOP Worthy of It All album and as part of the simulated performance with the Azusa Now choir at the LA Coliseum.

After her parents divorced when she was eight, her mother had their family attend Angelus Temple. It was there that she got her first taste of performing through singing in the children's choir and acting in musicals in front of an audience of over 1,000 people. And she has loved it ever since. Lisa has played Sedna in An Arctic Tale with the North by South theater company. BBC World came out and scouted their performance opening weekend. They made it all the way to the final cut for a docu-series. Lisa has also appeared in The Actor's Co-Op musical "Ruthie & Me".

Performing in front of an audience will always have a special place in her heart, but most recently, she has focused on performing in front of the camera. Understanding acting for the camera is different than stage, she has taken various positions behind the camera to better understand the actor's role. As a result, she has penned a feature length dramedy and short films. Currently, Lisa is developing a miniseries, a feature film, and short films.