Paulina Chávez

She was born on May 22, 2002, in El Paso, Texas, and raised in San Antonio.^[4][5][6] Her parents are from Mexico with her family originating from Ciudad Juárez.^[7] At the age of seven, she enrolled in drama classes at her elementary school in San Antonio where her mother worked.^[7] She was later enrolled in lessons with acting coach Cathryn Sullivan.^[7]

Chávez began her career at a young age, having roles in her local theatre and appearing in several television commercials at a young age.^[8] In 2016, she appeared in various short films and independent films.^[8] She had a minor role as Carmen in the television series Day 5 in 2016.^[8] In 2018, she portrayed a young Kim Kardashian in the series Scandal Made Me Famous.^[8]

In 2020, Chávez had her breakthrough role as Ashley Garcia, the main role, in the Netflix series The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia.^[9] She also appeared in the series special Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event.^[10] The series was cancelled after one season.^[11] However she appeared in the series's Christmas special in December of that year.^[12] In 2022, she appeared as Flora, a main role, in the second season Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga.^[13] For her roles in The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia and Fate: The Winx Saga, Chávez was nominated for the Imagen Award for Best Young Actor.^[14][15]

In March 2023, it was announced that she would portray Mia Garcia in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip, a Disney+ reboot of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.^[16] That same year, she appeared in The Long Game as Daniela Torres.^[17] In 2024, she had a role in Nickelodeon film The Casagrandes Movie as Punguari and Shara.^[18] That same year, she appeared in a recurring role in the Paramount+ series Landman, portraying Ariana alongside Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore.^[3]