Paulina Gaitán
Paulina Gaitán Ruíz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paulina Gaitan Ruiz February 19, 1992 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Paulina Gaitán Ruíz (born 19 February 1992 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal)[1] is a Mexican actress.
Biography
Gaitán started acting at age 9 and at the age of 12 had an important role in Mexican director Luis Mandoki's Innocent Voices, a tale about the civil war in El Salvador.[2] She was the female lead in the Cary Joji Fukunaga film Sin Nombre, where she played the character of Sayra, who joins her father and uncle when they try to migrate from Honduras to the United States, and ends up travelling with El Casper, a gang member, played by actor Edgar Flores.[3]
Gaitán also played a girl kidnapped by sex traffickers in the 2007 movie Trade alongside Kevin Kline. She portrayed Sabina, a lead role in the Mexican horror drama We Are What We Are (Somos Lo Que Hay).[4] In addition, she has played the role of Zuvely in the short film En Tus Manos, which was released in 2010.
Gaitán stars in the ensemble cast of the 2012 ABC Steven Spielberg series The River.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Animales en peligro | Voice | |
| Innocent Voices | Angelita | ||
| 2006 | Never on a Sunday | Isabel | |
| 2007 | Trade | Adriana | |
| Cuando Las Cosas Suceden | Fernanda | ||
| 2008 | Insignificant Things | Esmeralda | |
| 2009 | Sin Nombre | Sayra | |
| La Mitad del Mundo | Paulina | ||
| 2010 | En Tus Manos | Zuvely | |
| We Are What We Are | Sabina | ||
| Days of Grace | Camila | ||
| Las Paredes Hablan | Lupe | ||
| Deseo | |||
| 2011 | Tres Cruzados |
Television
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lo Que Callamos Las Mujeres | Episode: "Los Pasos de Mamá" | ||
| 2007 | Cielo | Cielo | |
| 2010 | Las Aparicio | Ileana | |
| 2009 | Capadocia | Andrea marin | season 2 |
| 2012 | The River | Jahel |
References
- ^ Paulina Gaitán – Biografia. Biosstars-mx.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-04.
- ^ New York Daily News article: Paulina Gaitán's crossing over in 'Sin Nombre'. Nydailynews.com (2009-03-17). Retrieved on 2011-06-04.
- ^ Blu-ray Review: Sin Nombre. Heyuguys.co.uk (2010-01-28). Retrieved on 2011-06-04.
- ^ Cannes Video Day 4: Jorge Michel Grau's We Are What We Are (Somos lo que hay). Ioncinema.com (2010-05-15). Retrieved on 2011-06-04.