Queer multidisciplinary artist establishing a body of work as an actor, writer, director and filmmaker.
Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and based in New York City, Nicolle is a multidisciplinary artist working at the intersection of acting, writing, directing, and filmmaking.
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. Upcoming projects include a short documentary on the birth work of doula Quetziquetl Angulo as well as the short documentary Ana Macho: The Caribbean Pop Star (2026), and the co-directed short film Princesa (2027). 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 the immersive production Nighttime Stories: A Doomed Village (2023) at the Gene Frankel Theatre, and Esplash (2025) at The A.R.T./New York Theaters as part of Fuerza Fest.
Nicolle holds a Master’s in Women’s and Gender Studies, a Master’s in Theater, and a Bachelor’s in Media and Audiovisual Communications. Alongside collaborator Valeria Avina, they are the co-founders of Chimera Films LLC.