The Bridge

Emily Rios stars as "Adriana Mendez," a Mexican, Juarez-born lesbian living in El Paso. She is a smart and diligent reporter for the El Paso Times. She works with Daniel Frye to unravel the mystery of the Quintana money house while dealing with her sister who went missing in Juarez.

Career Highlights

Rios made her impressive acting debut as the lead in the critically-acclaimed film Quinceanera, which went on to win the Audience Award and Grad Jury Prize at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Her performance earned her best actress nominations for both the Alma and Imagen Awards. Since then, she has gone on to build a resume comprised of numerous critically-acclaimed productions and memorable characters, culminating in the recent recognition and induction by The Hollywood Reporter into their "Young Hispanic Hollywood Class of 2013."Rios is perhaps best known for her portrayal of "Andrea Cantillo," on AMC's much celebrated series, Breaking Bad. Her character's relationship with Jesse (Aaron Paul) developed over three seasons, climaxing in her tragic and pivotal death during the show's final season. Audiences will also remember her recurring as Benjamin Bratt's daughter on ABC's Private Practice, and opposite Ray Romano on the TNT series Men of a Certain Age. Other notable television credits include a recurring are on the final season of the much loved NBC series Friday Night Lights, and recent quest starring appearances on NBC's Grimm and the FOX series Almost Human. Rios has also guest starred on shows such as House, The Closer, Prime Suspect and ER.Rios' feature film crdits include, starring opposite Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci in the Taylor Hackford directed film, Love Ranch, as well as The Winning Season with Emma Roberts and Sam Rockwell. Additionally, she starred in Pete Smalls is Dead with Tim Roth and Steve Buscemi, The Blue Hour starring opposite Alyssa Milano, Vicious Circle which won the Best Picture Award at the 2008 New York International Latino Film Festival, and Down For Life, a film based on a New York Times article portraying a day in the life of a 15-year-old Latina gang leader. The film, which premiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, also stars Danny Glover and Laz Alonso. Rio currently resides in Los Angeles.

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A smart and diligent reporter for the El Paso Times.

Emily Rios as Adriana Mendez in The Bridge on FX

Emily Rios headshot in beige cargo uniform with hair in bun, looking to the side with sun shining on face

Emily Rios as Adriana Mendez | The Bridge on FX

The Bridge

Emily Rios

Career Highlights

Thomas M. Wright
as Steven Linder

Demian Bichir
as Marco Ruiz

Diane Kruger
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Emily Rios as Adriana Mendez | The Bridge on FX

Emily Rios

Demian Bichiras Marco Ruiz

Diane Krugeras Sonya Cross

Demian Bichir
as Marco Ruiz

Diane Kruger
as Sonya Cross