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Meet Genesis Rodriguez, who plays Isabel De Leon in Netflix’s The Night Agent

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Genesis Rodriguez in Netflix’s The Night Agent (left) and Paramount Plus’ Lioness (right). Photos: 
Handout, @genirodriguez/Instagram
Genesis Rodriguez in Netflix’s The Night Agent (left) and Paramount Plus’ Lioness (right). Photos: Handout, @genirodriguez/Instagram
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The actress – whose father is singer El Puma – has also been filming season three of Lioness, in which she plays Captain Josephina Carrillo

It’s a busy television season for Genesis Rodriguez. The 38-year-old actress, who you may know as Captain Josephina Carrillo from season two of Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness, recently joined the cast of hit action thriller The Night Agent, appearing in its third season as financial journalist Isabel De Leon alongside Gabriel Basso’s Peter Sutherland. “It’s jarring. I went from this very tough, physical character [in Lioness] to a very cerebral character [in The Night Agent],” she told The Hollywood Reporter, adding, “I love a challenge.”

Rodriguez called the Netflix series “very poignant” and “very relevant to today’s world”, commending real-life journalists who are “trying to get the truth out there and risking it all”.

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She also gave fans a sneak peek into Lioness season three, which she has been filming. “When you saw [Carrillo], she was kind of this outsider who wasn’t accepted by the QRF [Quick Reaction Force], and now she’s a part of the team,” the actress teased. “Obviously, there is the whole Crusie [referring to Rodriguez’s Josie and Laysla De Oliveira’s Cruz Manuelos] situation happening. And that Crusie is still cruising!”

So, who is Genesis Rodriguez?

What’s her background?

Genesis Rodriguez dressed for Premio Lo Nuestro 2026. Photo: @genirodriguez/Instagram
Genesis Rodriguez dressed for Premio Lo Nuestro 2026. Photo: @genirodriguez/Instagram
Genesis Rodriguez, named for the English rock band Genesis, was born on July 29, 1987, in Miami, Florida. She has Venezuelan and Cuban roots, getting the former from her father, singer and actor José Luis Rodríguez aka El Puma, and the latter from her mother, model Carolina Pérez. Singers Liliana Rodríguez and Lilibeth Morillo are her half-sisters.
Genesis Rodriguez strikes a pose. Photo: @genirodriguez/Instagram
Genesis Rodriguez strikes a pose. Photo: @genirodriguez/Instagram

Genesis is deeply spiritual, like her father: “My dad taught me to have faith and to love God.” She also praised his presence in her life despite his work. “My father has been the best father I could have ever hoped for. He has always been there for me, even with his busy schedule,” she wrote in an article for Popsugar.

How did she get into acting?

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