Krystal Millie Valdes is a bilingual Cuban-American actress and musician born in Miami, Florida. With a BFA in acting from New World School of the Arts/UF, she’s known for her work in film and on stage. Krystal recently won Best Actress in a Feature Film for her work in the folk horror film "Summoning the Spirit" (Tubi) at the Houston Horror Film Festival and was named one of American Theatre Magazine’s People To Watch for her work in over 50 professional productions (AEA).

Film: 93 Miles (Short, Cannes Film Festival) Summoning the Spirit (Feature, Tubi), Fallen Fruit (Feature, Tubi), Thank You, Places (Feature, 2025), and Baby (Feature, 2027)

Voice Over/Dubbing: Ayumi -Case Closed (Tubi), Dokeen - Anpanman (Tubi), Son - Like Water for Elephants (HBO), Girlfriend - Ugly (HBO).

When not acting, she loves developing and performing her bilingual Cuban-American folk music (Spotify, Apple Music).

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Awards:

  • Best Actress in a Feature Film - Krystal Millie Valdes - Summoning the Spirit - Houston Horror Film Festival

  • Outstanding Contribution to Children’s Theatre - Krystal Millie Valdes - Remy Award

  • Outstanding Production - Refuge - Silver Palm Award

  • Outstanding Socially Distanced Theatre - 7 Deadly Sins - Drama League Award

  • Outstanding Interactive Theatre - Amparo - Silver Palm Award

Coming up in 2026:

  • Jodi in I Am Me at the Adrienne Arsht Center

  • Catherine in Proof at Zoetic Stage

  • She’ll Come Back (Short) premiere at Miami Film Festival (Spring 2026)

  • Two Tears (Short) premiere at Miami Film Festival (Spring 2026)

  • As You Like It Like That (Feature) premiere at Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival (Spring 2026)

2025:

Anna in The Girl on The Train at Actors Playhouse

Directed by Dave Arisco

May - June 2025

Alona in the world premiere of Birthright at Miami New Drama

Written by Jonathan Spector

Directed by Teddy Bergman

March - April 2025

Assistant in the world premiere of Bad Dog at Miami New Drama

Written by Harley Elias

Directed by Michel Hausmann

January 23 - February 16, 2025

Girlfriend in the world premiere of Lincoln Road Hustle at Miami New Drama

Written by Billy Corben and Harley Elias

Directed by Michel Hausmann.

December 14 - February 16, 2025

Jodi in the world premiere of I Am Me at the Adrienne Arsht Center

A devised piece

Directed by Teo Castellanos

2021-2025