Tonantzin Carmelo

[1] In 2021, Carmelo filmed roles in Spain and Australia for the television series The English (BBC) and La Brea (NBC).

[2] In July 2024, Carmelo began filming NCIS Origins (CBS) in Los Angeles playing the recurring character of Tish Kwa'la, the love of Mike Franks' life.

Carmelo attended the University of California, Irvine, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies and a minor in Dance.

[5] Carmelo began her professional acting career in an educational musical theater show produced by Carmen Zapata at the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts.

She has had an ongoing relationship with Native Voices at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles, where she has performed on stage and has served on the advisory board.