Carmela Zumbado

Acting

Carmela Zumbado

Born 1991-02-27 · Miami, Florida, USA

Carmela Zumbado is a first-generation American actress of Cuban and Colombian descent. She is the sister of actresses Marisela Zumbado and Gigi Zumbado, and the daughter of acclaimed photojournalist, Tony Zumbado and Lilliam Zumbado. She is most widely known for her breakout role as Delilah Alves in the Netflix thriller "You", where she starred opposite Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti.

Acting credits

Need for Speed poster
6.5

The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.

Need for Speed

2014

Identity Thief poster
5.8

When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.

Identity Thief

2013

Our Brand Is Crisis poster
5.9

Based on the documentary "Our Brand Is Crisis", this feature focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America.

Our Brand Is Crisis

2015

The Summoning of Baby Blue poster
5.1

A babysitting gig becomes a nightmare of urban legend when three teens summon Baby Blue. Survival depends on uncovering the past to escape a mother’s wrath from beyond the grave.

The Summoning of Baby Blue

2025

No artwork available
NR

Plot TBA; described as a psychological thriller about grief, suicide, and the cost of avoiding difficult decisions.

The Avoidant

Run Sweetheart Run poster
5.5

A woman runs for her life though the streets of Los Angeles after her blind date suddenly turns violent.

Run Sweetheart Run

2020

2 Minutes of Fame poster
6.6

An up-and-coming stand-up comic moves to L.A. to pursue a film career after video clips of his act make him an online sensation.

2 Minutes of Fame

2020

Carnivora poster
4.5

When their mother vanishes, two estranged sisters are forced to caretake for their catatonic grandma… only to realize that grandma isn’t grandma at all. Starring Gigi Zumbado (Bridge and Tunnel, Hightown) Carmela Zumbado (You, Power Book IV:Force) and Julia Vera (This Fool, The Old Ways)

Carnivora

2024

If I Tell You poster
NR

IF I TELL YOU uncovers a family’s pressing secret while the 12-year-old son finds his voice and the courage to stand up for what is right.

If I Tell You

2026

Hot Seat poster
3.6

Teen Andrea uses a male stripper to gain the respect and admiration of cool girl Daphne. Hot Seat, which is based on a true story, explores coming-of-age sexuality and the complexities of relationships between teen girls.

Hot Seat

2017

The Wall of Mexico poster
4.3

A young white handyman, hired by a wealthy Mexican-American family to upkeep their ranch, finds himself caught between disgruntled locals and the family’s outrageously decadent daughters and discovers that something quite unusual is happening at the ranch.

The Wall of Mexico

2020

White Elephant poster
9.0

When eight millennials convene for their annual gift exchange, a surprise marriage proposal thrusts the game into chaos and relationships to the brink.

White Elephant

2020

Boniato poster
5.6

An illegal migrant worker decides it's time to move on from picking crops and find her father. Little does she know, insidious supernatural forces have a different plan for her. Some borders aren't meant to be crossed.

Boniato

2016

Play Dead poster
5.7

A zombie apocalypse unites a ragtag pack of dogs in the ruined streets of Miami. Immune to the epidemic, they must stick together to survive in the midst of ferocious undead and human survivors. Sit. Stay. Play dead.

Play Dead

2011