Maria Canals
| Maria Canals Barrera | |
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Barrera in 2007
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| Born |
Maria Pilar Canals September 28, 1966 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | University of Miami (Florida) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) |
David Barrera (m. 1999–present) |
Maria Canals Barrera (born Maria Pilar Canals; September 28, 1966) is an American actress best known for her roles on television.
Canals Barrera co-starred in a number of short-lived sitcoms, worked as a voice actress, and appeared in several films. She is best known for her role as Theresa Russo in the Disney Channel family sitcom, Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012). She played the role of Connie Torres in Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010) and co-starred as Lala Pinedo in Larry Crowne (2011). As a voice actress, she is known as Shayera Hol/Hawkgirl in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. She also voiced Sunset Boulevardez in the Disney Channel show, The Proud Family.
In 2014, Canals Barrera began starring as Daniela in the ABC comedy series, Cristela. She was set to co-star as Hilda in the ABC comedy-drama series Members Only; however, it got cancelled by ABC before its premiere.
Canals was born and raised in Miami, Florida, to Cuban parents of Spanish (Catalan) descent. Barrera also speaks Spanish and took drama classes in junior high.
In early years, Canals Barrera has worked extensively in theater in both Miami and Los Angeles. In 1992 she began starring on Telemundo Spanish-language telenovela Marielena. She later had the recurring role in the short-lived 1993 Fox comedy-drama series, Key West. During 1990s, Canals also guest starred in a number of television series, such as 21 Jump Street, Murder, She Wrote, Almost Perfect, and Caroline in the City. Her first regular role was on the short-lived NBC sitcom, The Tony Danza Show in 1997.
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