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Mia Maestro Profile |
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Birth Date: June 19, 1978
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Birth Place: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Birth Name: Mia Maestro
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
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Mía Maestro (born June 19, 1978) is an Argentinian actress
and a trained classical music vocalist, which she learned in
Berlin at age 18. There she also learned the Brechtian
acting technique as well as dance. She was born in Buenos
Aires and won an ACE Award for performance in the stage
production of Pandora's Box. She starred in Alias as Nadia
Santos in Season 4 of the drama. She then had a recurring
role in the program's 5th season. In December 2005, she
starred in Prince's music video for "Te Amo Corazón." She
loves scuba diving and South Park, and her favorite movie is
the School of Rock. She has a Wheaten Terrier named River.
When she was a child, she admits to having been convinced
she was a boy. In 2001, she was ranked #61 in Stuff's 100
Sexiest Women. Also in 2001, she ranked #67 in Maxim's 100
Sexiest Women. |
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She ranked #61 (2001) in Stuff's 100 Sexiest Women.
She ranked #67 (2001) in Maxim's 100 Sexiest Women.
She trained to be a classical vocalist.
Her boyfriend is Ned Benson, an actor/director.
Her mum is a former economist and her dad is a businessman
in Argentina
One of her favourite movies is The School of Rock (2003).
Loves scuba-diving and soccer.
Won an ACE award for her performance in a theatrical
production of Pandora's Box
Has a dog named River
Moved to Berlin at age 18 for her classical vocal training
While in Berlin, she also studied the Brechtian acting
technique in addition to her dance, vocal and music classes.
She got the part of Nadia Santos on "Alias" (2001) after
meeting series producer J.J. Abrams for another show of
Abrams called "Lost" (2004) but she ended up getting the
part of recurring character and eventual series regular on
"Alias" (2001) as Sydney's half-sister.
In For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
(TV), she played the mother of actor Freddy Rodriguez, who
is actually 3 years older than her in real life! Now, they
are going to star in the same movie again, Wolfgang
Petersen's remake of The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
Has starred in 4 movies with her good friend, actress Salma
Hayek: Frida (2002), In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
(TV), Hotel (2001) and Timecode (2000).
Was offered the role of Angelica in Anima (2003) but had to
turn it down because of scheduling conflicts. The lead role
went to Claudia Soberón. |
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