Paola Andino

Andino was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico,^[2][3] and moved to Dallas, Texas, at the age of three^[4] with her parents and brother.^[5] As a child, she danced competitively as a member of Lewisville's Footlights Dance Studio;^[6][7] at the age of ten she started taking acting classes with Antonia Denardo at Denardo Talent Ventures in Lewisville.^[6][8] After a guest appearance in an episode of Grey's Anatomy,^[8] in 2011, she starred in Hallmark Hall of Fame's movie Beyond the Blackboard.^[9][10]

In December 2013, she got the role of Emma Alonso, the female lead, in the series Every Witch Way, which started airing in January 2014. Andino went on to guest star in the show's spinoff Wits Academy for two episodes. She was also a recurring guest star on Queen of the South.^[11] For this role, she was nominated as Best Young Actress at the 29th Imagen Awards.^[12][13]