Jessica Pimentel: Actress By Day, Death Metal Frontwoman By Night

Published: Aug. 4, 2017, 5:01 a.m.

Jessica Pimentel, known for her role as Maria Ruiz on Orange Is The New Black, isn\u2019t just an actress. She\u2019s also in a band ... a death metal band. Nerdette\u2019s Tricia Bobeda sat down with Pimentel to talk about what it\u2019s like to lead an alternate life as a death metal frontwoman and how her music, which is heavy and hardcore, is inspired by her Buddhist faith. Pimentel also talks about what it\u2019s like working with one of the most diverse, majority women casts on what she originally referred to as, \u201cthat computer show about jail,\u201d and what\u2019s cooking for Maria\u2019s character next season.