US Edition‘The Bear’ Q&A: Liza Colón-Zayas on Playing Tina, a Chef Rooted in Reality
- Liza Colón-Zayas plays Tina Marrero on Hulu's The Bear, whose fourth season dropped in full on June 25, 2025.
- Tina was laid off after 15 years at an office job and took a line cook role while the show's restaurant struggles with financial challenges worsened by a bad Chicago Tribune review.
- Colón-Zayas relates deeply to Tina’s grit and vulnerability, describing the season as nerve-wracking and focused on personal responsibility within a found family facing anxiety and reckoning.
- In 2024, Colón-Zayas earned an Emmy recognizing her exceptional work as a supporting actress in a comedy, highlighting Tina’s emotional development throughout the show’s fast-paced storytelling and its guiding principle that “every second counts.”
- The Bear’s continued acclaim offers Colón-Zayas a second chance and suggests its themes of loss, resilience, and family resonate strongly with viewers.
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CHICAGO — When viewers first meet Liza Colón-Zayas’ character on “The Bear,” she has an icy front — reluctant to adapt to the ways of Jeremy Allen White’s Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, who’s trying to breathe new, more organized life into his family’s restaurant, The Original Beef of Chicagoland. It’s mayhem, exacerbated by some of the longtime staff’s unwillingness to see their own potential. Read more...
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