Angela Valdes

Angela Valdes
Power character
Created byCourtney A. Kemp
Portrayed byLela Loren
Date of birth1980 (1980)
Date of death2019 (2020)
StatusDeceased
FranchisePower Universe
Information
Nickname(s)
GenderFemale
OccupationFederal prosecutor
AffiliationFBI
Family
  • Paz Valdes (sister)
  • Nestor Valdes (father)
  • Junior Valdes (nephew)
Nationality American
PositionProsecutor
HomeJamaica, Queens
Seasons
List of Power episodes

Angela Valdes, played by Lela Loren,[2] is a character from the Starz original television drama series Power. She was a Latina federal agent[3] whose mission was to solve the mystery behind the infamous "Ghost"[4] until she realized she had been in love with him the entire time.[5]

Angela Valdes was caught in a crossfire and took a bullet for her lover James "Ghost" St. Patrick (Omari Hardwick). She was mistakenly murdered by Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora)[6] after Egan found out Ghost was working with Valdes to get him arrested for the murder of his father Tony Teresi (William Sadler).[7]

Background story

Angela Valdes was born and raised in Jamaica, Queens where she met her childhood friends, Tommy Egan and James St. Patrick.[4][5] They attended to the same school where Angela dated James. She moved from Queens to further her studies. After almost 20 years fate led her to her high school lover in New York City.[8] Angela was the younger sister of Paz Valdes (Elizabeth Rodriguez) and the daughter of Nestor Valdes (Jamie Tirelli).

Lela Loren and Omari Hardwick interviewed by Behind the Velvet Rope TV about their roles on television series Power.
Lela Loren as Angela Valdes.

References

  1. ↑ "02x01 - Consequences - Power Transcripts - Forever Dreaming". transcripts.foreverdreaming.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. ↑ Bongiorno, Stephanie (24 August 2019). "Power Star Lela Loren on the Show's Final Season". gothammag.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Angela Valdes". Capital XTRA. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roots, Kimberly (2017-07-24). "Power Recap: If the Feds Aren't Legit, You Must Acquit — Plus: Who Dies?". TVLine. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":0" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "'Power': Why James 'Ghost' St Patrick Is Trifling". 2017-07-30. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":1" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ "Power: Why was Angela Valdes killed off in Power? The real reason". Head Topics. 2020-07-08. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  7. ↑ "Power: Why was Angela Valdes killed off in Power? The real reason | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  8. ↑ Anderson, Hayley (2021-02-24). "Power Book 3 cast: Who will play young Angela Valdes in Raising Kanan?". Express.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

Notes

  1. ↑ In a text message (in episode 6 of season 5) Tommy Egan referred to Angela Valdes as JLo when he wanted her to turn on the tracking device which he placed to Dre's automobile.

Other websites

Media related to Lela Loren at Wikimedia Commons