Lara Ricote is a Mexican-American comedian living in the Netherlands. Ricote is the daughter of actress Gabriela Rivero and photographer Luis Francisco Ricote. She grew up in Miami and then moved to the Netherlands to study political science at the University of Amsterdam.

Ricote began performing improv and stand-up comedy while studying in Amsterdam. She has performed in both English and Spanish.

In 2021 Ricote won the Funny Women Stage Award. At the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe she presented her debut solo show GRL/LATNX/DEF and won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer.

In May 2022 Ricote took part in Rosie Jones's Disability Comedy Extravaganza, a comedy special broadcast on Dave. In October of the same year she appeared on the panel shows Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable and Question Team, also broadcast on Dave.