ABC's hit drama series, NYPD Blue, will see tough-talking Puerto Rican detective Rita Ortiz join its ranks on Tuesday, December 18.

Ortiz will be played by Jacqueline Obradors, an actress with extensive credits in the motion picture industry; having starred opposite Harrison Ford in Ivan Reitman's "Six Days, Seven Nights". More recent credits include a role in Samuel Goldwyn's "Tortilla Soup"; Obradors is also set to star in New Line Cinema's upcoming thriller "Diablo" opposite Van Diesel for director F. Gary Gray in 2002.

NYPD Blue airs Tuesdays at 9pm ET on ABC.