Queer multidisciplinary artist establishing a body of work as an actor, writer, director and filmmaker.
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, and based in New York City, Nicolle is a multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of acting, writing, directing, producing and film editing.
As an actor, Nicolle has recently performed lead roles in Burned—a forum theatre play written by Alejandra Ramos Riera and directed by Jorge Merced at Pregones Theater—and in several short films including Soft Breath (dir. Fumiya Hiyakawa), Aurora (dir. Alina Rancier), and Dawn (dirs. Nona Catusano, Katherine Castro, and Liza Gipsova). She also appears in a supporting role in the feature film Leda (dir. Samuel Tressler), and in commercial campaigns for Spectrum/NY1 and Levi’s.
Nicolle’s filmmaking work includes directing the award-winning documentary short La Ciudad del Silencio (2020), and writing and directing the narrative shorts AVA (2022) and Thank You (2024). She co-directed Andrea: mar afuera, mar adentro (2024) for the Alianza Francesa de Puerto Rico and the commercial Así Somos (2024) for the New York Latino Film Festival for which they won a 2025 Silver Telly Award and a nomination for a NY Emmy Award.
Upcoming projects include a short documentary on the birth work of doula Quetziquetl Angulo (2026), producing the short film The Impossible Weight of 100kHz (2026) directed by Daniel Maldonado, as well as directing and editing the short documentary The Caribbean Pop Star (2026) co-produced with Filmes Casa, and co-directing the documentary short film Buscando a Flora (2026) commissioned by Boundless Theatre Company. Further commissioned directorial work includes projects for Soul Gardens TV on BronxNet and CLAGS: The Center for LGBTQIA+ Studies.
Asides from editing most of her film work, Nicolle has worked as an editor on the music videos Acuerdos by Audry Funk and Que Se Cuide Ese Muchacho by Renee Goust. She produced and edited Hasta en La Luz (2025), written and directed by Valeria Avina, and has completed editing commissions for nonprofits including Hot Bread Kitchen.
In theater, Nicolle directed and produced the immersive production Nighttime Stories: A Doomed Village (2023) at the Gene Frankel Theatre, and the stage-adaptation of Esplash (2025) at The A.R.T./New York Theaters as part of the Hispanic Federation’s FuerzaFest where it won the Audience Award for Best Play and the Outstanding Achievement in Directing awards.
Nicolle holds a Master’s in Women’s and Gender Studies, a Master’s in Theater and Film, and a Bachelor’s in Media and Audiovisual Communications.
Alongside collaborator Valeria Avina, they are the co-founders of Chimera Films LLC.