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American actress

Tonantzin Carmelo is an American actress. She is known for her acting roles in film, TV and stage productions including in the Steven Spielberg miniseries, Into the West, for which she received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Television Movie or Miniseries.^[1]

In , Carmelo filmed roles in Spain and Australia for the television series The English (BBC) and La Brea (NBC).

In March , she joined the cast of Dark Winds (Dark Winds)] (AMC) as a recurring guest star.^[2] In July , Carmelo began filming NCIS Origins (CBS) in Los Angeles playing the recurring character of Tish Kwa'la, the love of Mike Franks' life.^[3]

Early life and education

Carmelo grew up in Orange County, southern California and is of Indigenous (Tongva and Kumeyaay) and Latina descent.

As a youth, she participated in Native dances and music, touring with cultural groups throughout North Amer