Ada Luz Pla hails from Puerto Rico, Cuba, and La Republica Dominicana with her parents, who uprooted and planted seeds in the Bronx. She is a theatre graduate of SUNY Binghamton and the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Pla has performed in film, television and theatre throughout the N.Y. Tri-State area, Los Angeles, and Europe.
As an actor, Pla has guest starred on The Shield, FX, co-starred in the Indie film Reservation, and Shrink with Kevin Spacey, Robin Williams and Keke Palmer. In 2012 she shot a pilot made for Spanish television, Bella Fama and the Indie drama suspense film, Den of Darkness. Pla recently completed filming, Wheels and Assassination of a Citizen.
Pla's passion for the arts has not only led her to the stage, and in front of the camera, but she has also produced and penned several plays and screen plays. Her play "Caf� Boriquen" which she produced at the Lex Theatre received rave reviews and her film script "A Rose in Spanish Harlem" caught the attention of Will Smith. Pla has also written, produced and performed sketches with Showtime Network's variety show "Hot Tamales Live" back when Eva Longoria was a producer and member of the troop. She also wrote, co-produced and performed a solo show with N.Y.'s hit comedy ensemble, "Latinas Don't PMS" to a sold out West Coast premiere at the Comedy Store.
Pla wrote, produced and performed her most recent and endearing one woman show "Tracing My Lineage: A Story of a Puerto Rican Spitfire" in the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival,
at the El Portal Theatre and at the NAACP Theater Awards Solo Show Festival. Pla guest-starred on a segmented cable show presented by LAWTF entitled "LAWTF: On the Air!" where she was interviewed by host Marla Gibbs, of The Jeffersons and 227. She has also received the Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival's Rainbow Award where she was recognized for her work in teaching and producing theatre to at risk youths.
Pla is the Co-Founder of DNA Media Production along with her husband Doug Williams. Together they have penned, produced and have several projects in development. She was on the production team for TV One's Way Black When and Starz's Network, Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand Up. She is the Co-Creator and Executive Producer of the comedy variety show Runnin' the Streetz with Doug Williams.
Now a resident of Los Angeles, Ada Luz Pla lives with her husband and two sons,
Doug and
Adan, with whom she has planted seeds of her own.
For more information about Ada Luz Pla and her empowering solo show visit Adaluzpla.com.
