Maria Pilar Canals Barrera is an American actress, born in Miami, Florida, on September 28, 1966. She received her Theatre degree from the University of Miami's drama school, and has worked extensively in theatre in both Miami and Los Angeles. She made her network television debut in the 1993 TV series Key West and has appeared in the WB series Popular as a prostitute by the name of Candybox, as well as such films as America's Sweethearts and The Master of Disguise.
She has gained much recognition with comic book fans in recent years for her role as Hawkgirl/Shayera Hol on Bruce Timm's Justice League and Justice League Unlimited series. She also had a recurring role in Static Shock as Shelly Sandoval, a news reporter, and in Danny Phantom as Danny Fenton/Phantom's high school crush, Paulina. She also performed the voice of Mercedes "Meche" Colomar in the 1998 video game Grim Fandango. Canals also played incidental characters in two episodes on the TV series The Boondocks ("Grandad's Fight" and "Home Alone"). Canals has also starred in The George Lopez Show as Claudia Palmero. She also does the voice of Sunset Boulevardez on Proud Family. Her most recent project is portraying Theresa Russo on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place. She stars as Mitchie's mom in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock as Connie Torres.
Canals is married to actor David Barrera.
She is of Cuban descent.
Flimography
Proud Family - Sunset Boulevardes
The Proud Family Movie - Sunset Boulevardes
Justice League - Hawkgirl, Livewire
Static Shock - Hawkgirl
Justice League Unlimited - Hawkgirl, Fire
The George Lopez Show - Claudia
Danny Phantom - Paulina
Camp Rock - Connie Torres
Wizards of Waverly Place - Theresa Russo
External links
Maria Canals Barrera at the Internet Movie Database
http://www.411mania.com/movies/columns/61733/411-Movies-Interview:-Maria-Canals-Barrera.htm Interview about being Cuban
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