About Me

Originally from Arlington, VA, Samantha Rios (she/her) is a NYC-based actress and singer. She discovered her passion for performing when she joined a Gospel choir in Washington, DC at the age of eight. In 2015, Samantha starred in Telemundo’s reality TV singing competition, “La Voz Kids,” on team Daddy Yankee. Since then, Samantha has sung backup for Sara Bareilles, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Christopher Jackson. She has also performed at the White House, the Kennedy Center, and various theatres in Washington, DC. Samantha loves traveling, creating YouTube videos, reading, and teaching voice lessons to young singers. Samantha is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.F.A in Musical Theatre.