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Paulina Chávez

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Paulina Chávez
Chávez in 2024
Born (2002-05-22) May 22, 2002 (age 22)
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Paulina F. Chávez (born May 22, 2002) is an American actress. She is notable for her roles in the Netflix series The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia (2020)[1] and as Flora in the second season of the Netflix series Fate: The Winx Saga (2022).[2] In 2024, Chávez starred in the Nickelodeon film The Casagrandes Movie and in the Paramount+ series Landman, portraying Ariana in a recurring role.[3]

Early life

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She was born on May 22, 2002 in El Paso, Texas and raised in San Antonio.[4][5][6] Her parents are from Mexico with her family originating from Ciudad Juárez.[7] At the age of 7, she enrolled in drama classes at her elementary school in San Antonio where her mother worked.[7] She was later enrolled in lessons with acting coach Cathryn Sullivan.[7]

Career

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Chávez began her career at a young age, having roles in her local theatre and appearing in several television commercials at a young age.[8] In 2016, she appeared in various short films and independent films.[8] She had a minor role as Carmen in the television series Day 5 in 2016.[8] In 2018, she portrayed a young Kim Kardashian in the series Scandal Made Me Famous.[8]

In 2020, Chávez had her breakthrough role as Ashley Garcia, the main role, in the Netflix series The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia.[9] She also appeared in the series special Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event.[10] The series was cancelled after one season.[11] However she appeared in the series's Christmas special in December of that year.[12] In 2022, she appeared as Flora, a main role, in the second season Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga.[13] For her roles in The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia and Fate: The Winx Saga, Chávez was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Young Actor.[14][15]

In March 2023, it was announced that she would portray Mia Garcia in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, a Disney+ reboot of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.[16] That same year, she appeared in The Long Game as Daniela Torres.[17] In 2024, she had a role in Nickelodeon film The Casagrandes Movie as Punguari and Shara.[18] That same year, she appeared in a recurring role in the Paramount+ series Landman, portraying Ariana alongside Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019 Li'l Mayne and the Knuckleheads Angel [19]
2019 Teenage Girl: Valerie's Holiday Freda [20]
2023 The Long Game Daniela Torres [17]
2024 The Casagrandes Movie Punguari/Shara Voice role [18]
2025 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip Mia Garcia Post-production [16]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2016 Day 5 Carmen 1 episode [8]
2018 Scandal Made Me Famous Young Kim Kardashian 1 episode [8]
2019 Padre Pio Isabella 3 episodes [21]
2020 Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event Ashley Garcia 2 episodes [10]
2020 Feliz NaviDAD Noel TV movie [8]
2020 The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia Ashley Garcia Main role; 15 episodes [22]
2022 Fate: The Winx Saga Flora Main role; 6 episodes [23]
2024 Landman Ariana Main role [3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2020 Imagen Awards Best Young Actor – Television The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia Nominated [15]
2021 Best Young Actor Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love – Part 2 Nominated [14]

References

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  1. ^ Guzman, Rene A. (September 13, 2022). "San Antonio actress Paulina Chávez returns to Netflix Friday in new season of 'Fate: The Winx Saga'". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Yohannes, Alamin (September 15, 2022). "Paulina Chávez is excited for Fate: The Winx Saga viewers to finally meet Flora". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Landman Interview: Kayla Wallace & Paulina Chávez On Powerful Female Characters & What's To Come In Taylor Sheridan's New Drama". Screenrant. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Alonzo, Raul; Cabrera, Kristen (September 29, 2022). "Texas actress Paulina Chávez finds her voice on the big and small screen". Texas Standard. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  5. ^ Drysdale, Jennifer (February 10, 2020). "How Eva Longoria Has Inspired Rising Actress Paulina Chávez to Pursue Her Dreams (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Texas actress Paulina Chávez finds her voice on the big and small screen". KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station. 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  7. ^ a b c "Texas actress Paulina Chávez finds her voice on the big and small screen". KUT.org. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Rick Najera's Latino Thought Makers Series Celebrates the Season at Morton College with Special Screening of Lifetime's Holiday Movie Feliz NaviDAD Featuring Actress Paulina Chavez Live". Morton.edu. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Villafane, Veronica (May 29, 2019). "New Netflix Comedy With Jencarlos Canela And Paulina Chavez Promises Positive Portrayal Of Latinos". Forbes. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  10. ^ a b White, Brett (August 10, 2020). "'Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event' on Netflix: Everything You Need to Know". Decider. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 31, 2020). "Netflix's 'Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love' & 'The Big Show Show' To End Runs With Christmas Specials". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  12. ^ Mallenbaum, Carly (November 24, 2020). "Netflix in December 2020: What's new and what's expiring". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  13. ^ Pearce, Tilly (September 20, 2022). "Fate: The Winx Saga's Paulina Chávez on playing Flora after whitewashing backlash". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Imagen Awards: 'Selena: The Series,' 'Love, Victor' Among Top Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. August 2, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Dora and the Lost City of Gold' Tops Imagen Awards". Hollywood Reporter. September 24, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  16. ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (March 8, 2023). "Paulina Chávez & Rose Portillo Board 'Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Paulina Chávez says Latina character in 'The Long Game' is a 'chingona'". MySanAntonio. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  18. ^ a b "'The Casagrandes Movie' to Release on Netflix Exclusively in March 2024". 23 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Conheça Paulina Chávez, a Flora de 'Fate: A Saga Winx'" (in Portuguese). Rereio. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Teenage Girl: Valerie's Holiday". Roku. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "'Fate: The Winx Saga' Star Paulina Chávez Shares the Ritual She Performed to Get Into Character". Metacritic. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
  22. ^ Vogel, Emily (April 22, 2020). "17-Year-Old Netflix Star Paulina Chávez on Redefining Latinx and STEM in Hollywood". TheWrap. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  23. ^ Radish, Christina (September 20, 2022). "'Fate: The Winx Saga' Season 2: Paulina Chávez on Flora's Connection With Terra". Collider. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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