Mía Maestro

Mía Maestro (born 19 June 1978) is an Argentine actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Nora Martinez on The Strain, as Nadia Santos on the television drama Alias, as Cristina Kahlo in Frida, as Chichina Ferreyra in The Motorcycle Diaries, and as Carmen in The Twilight Saga.

Early life and career Maestro was born in Buenos Aires, which received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Film.

In 2006, she co-starred in Wolfgang Petersen's film Poseidon.

Maestro has been cast as the lead character in Cutthroat, an ABC television pilot for the 2010–2011 season. As of 30 September 2010, she has been cast as Carmen of the Denali Coven in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Part 2. Maestro guest-starred in White Collar, In 2017, she returned to theater and played the role of Diana Salazar in Ferdinand von Schirach's Terror. The play was produced in multiple countries, an adapted version of the play had its United States premiere in a production by Miami New Drama at Miami Beach's Colony Theatre.

Musical career As a singer-songwriter, Maestro has been performing in Los Angeles, New York City, and Buenos Aires, and is in preparation to start recording her EP followed by an album. In 2010, she performed in Iceland where she opened for Emiliana Torrini during several shows at the Háskólabíó theater in Reykjavík. She has collaborated with the UK band Faithless, singing on the song "Love is My Condition" on their album The Dance, released in May 2010.

Maestro's version of "Lloverá" appeared on the Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 soundtrack, also as part of an EP titled Blue Eyed Sailor, released in November 2012. The EP features three songs: "Blue Eyed Sailor", "Time to Go" (featuring Damien Rice) and "Lloverá". It also features a music video of "Blue Eyed Sailor", directed by Juan Azulay and Guillermo Navarro, inspired by the art of Cecilia Paredes.

On 7 October 2014, Mia Maestro's debut album Si Agua was released by Arts & Crafts.

Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Marianela TV movie 2001 In the Time of the Butterflies Maria Teresa 2004–2006 Alias Nadia Santos Guest (Season 3); Main cast (Season 4); Special guest (Season 5): 31 episodes 2005 Family Guy Loka 1 episode; Voice role 2006 The Ten Commandments Zipporah TV movie 2007 The Man Dr. Lola Fiero 2008 The Summit Maria Puerto 2 episodes; Miniseries 2008–2009 Crusoe Olivia 7 episodes 2010 Cutthroat Nina Cabrera TV movie 2012 White Collar Maya 2 episodes 2013 Person of Interest Mira Dobrica 1 episode 2014–2015 The Strain Dr. Nora Martinez Main cast (Season 1–2): 26 episodes2015 Hannibal Allegra Pazzi Episode: "Contorno" Scandal Elise Martin 3 episodes 2018 Nashville Rosa 2 episodes 2019–2021 Mayans M.C. Sederica Palomo 9 episodes 2021 Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone Emilia TV movie 2023 Extrapolations Mariama Cruz 1 episode

Theater Year Title Role Notes 2005 My Life as a Fairytale The Little Mermaid Off-Broadway Revival 2017 Terror Diana Salazar Colony Theatre

Discography Studio albums TitleAlbum details Si Agua Released: October 7, 2014 Label: Nacional Records Formats: Digital download