Meet Artemis Rico

Artemis Rico is Indigenous-Tejana of a lost Coahuiltecan tribe. She has practiced Aztec Dance with Calmecac Indigenous Organization under Abuela M’api Rainflowa and has taken horse riding lessons since she was 9 years old.

           She dreams of one day being on the Artemis mission to Mars with her younger brother, Apollo, but in the mean time, she is having a great time being on camera. She recently appeared, along with her Calmecac, in The Express Way with Dulé Hill on PBS and starred in short film, Shadow, which premiered at the 2024 Houston Latino Film Festival, was featured in season 2 of 1923 on Paramount+, starred alongside her brother in the soon to be released short film, ..And Nothing More, and starred alongside her mother, Amelia Rico (Grey’s Anatomy, 1923, Dark Winds), in Boardwalk Pictures new upcoming documentary, People of the West.

           In April 2019 she won Best Young Actress at the Independent Shorts Awards for her starring role in award winning short film, Vilomah. She had a great time taking pictures on the red carpet at the Austin Indie Fest where Vilomah won Director’s Choice.

          At home she likes to write, sing, make kandi jewelry and direct little scenes with her brother to act out. During the pandemic she created Artemis Reviews Movies on YouTube. Her favorite was Joker Reviews Batman 1981 because she got to dress up like her favorite villain, The Joker.