Macarena García Romero (born 26 October 2000) is a Mexican actress. She is known for playing the roles of Natalia Alexander in the series '' Control Z'', Alex in ''

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'', and Valeria Bernal in the telenovela '' Mi secreto.''

Early life

García Romero is the daughter of actress Amairani, with whom she has even shared the stage in some plays, and granddaughter of actress Anabelle Gutiérrez, who is considered an acting legend and one of the pioneers of the

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. Macarena has two siblings named Fernanda Garcia and Juan Luis Arias. Her father, whom Maca refers to as her angel, died when she was only 9 years old. From a very young age she felt a passion for the arts. In addition to pursuing a career as an actress, she is also a classical ballet dancer and loves to write, she even created a personal blog in 2019 called ''Maca sin filtros'', where she talks a bit about her life and addresses topics such as fashion, health and beauty.

Career

García Romero's first acting role was in 2012 in the telenovela ''

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''. She played Tania in the telenovela ''

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'' (2017). She has also appeared in some episodes of ''

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''. Her first starring role came in the 2018 telenovela '' Like, la leyenda'', in which she was also part of the musical group of the series. In July 2019, García Romero played the role of Sandra García in the fantasy series '' Los elegidos'', in which she was also responsible for the opening theme song, titled "Familia de Verdad". In 2020, García Romero was cast in the Telemundo telenovela ''

''. In the plot, Macarena plays Ale Rivera (who later takes the name Alex Rivera), an introverted soccer-loving teenager who faces an internal and personal process of learning to accept himself as he is, a transgender boy. Also in 2020, she played Natalia Alexander, a high-achieving student who keeps a big secret, in the

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series, '' Control Z''. In 2023, García Romero made her film debut in '' Señora Influencer''. In the movie, she played Sofi Fojo, an opportunistic influencer who tries to take advantage of another influencer's sudden popularity.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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