Macarena García Romero

Macarena García Romero (born 26 October 2000) is a Mexican actress. She is known for playing the roles of Natalia Alexander in the series Control Z, Alex in 100 días para enamorarnos, and Valeria Bernal in the telenovela Mi secreto.

Macarena García
Born
Macarena García Romero

(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23)
Huixquilucan, State of Mexico
Other namesMaca García
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2012–present
ParentAmairani (mother)
RelativesAnabel Gutiérrez (grandmother)

Early life

García Romero is the daughter of actress Amairani, with whom she has even shared the stage in some plays, and granddaughter of actress Anabelle Gutiérrez, who is considered an acting legend and one of the pioneers of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.[1]

Macarena has two siblings named Fernanda Garcia and Juan Luis Arias. Her father, whom Maca refers to as her angel, died when she was only 9 years old. From a very young age she felt a passion for the arts. In addition to pursuing a career as an actress, she is also a classical ballet dancer and loves to write, she even created a personal blog in 2019 called Maca sin filtros, where she talks a bit about her life and addresses topics such as fashion, health and beauty.

Career

García Romero's first acting role was in 2012 in the telenovela Amor bravío. She played Tania in the telenovela Muy padres (2017). She has also appeared in some episodes of Como dice el dicho.

Her first starring role came in the 2018 telenovela Like, la leyenda, in which she was also part of the musical group of the series.[2] In July 2019, García Romero played the role of Sandra García in the fantasy series Los elegidos, in which she was also responsible for the opening theme song, titled "Familia de Verdad".

In 2020, García Romero was cast in the Telemundo telenovela 100 días para enamorarnos. In the plot, Macarena plays Ale Rivera (who later takes the name Alex Rivera), an introverted soccer-loving teenager who faces an internal and personal process of learning to accept himself as he is, a transgender boy.[3] Also in 2020, she played Natalia Alexander, a high-achieving student who keeps a big secret, in the Netflix series, Control Z.[4]

In 2023, García Romero made her film debut in Señora Influencer.[5] In the movie, she played Sofi Fojo, an opportunistic influencer who tries to take advantage of another influencer's sudden popularity.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Señora InfluencerSofi Fojo

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Amor bravíoAna AlbarránRecurring role; 14 episodes
2017Como dice el dichoElsa
Gabriela
Episode: "La verdad no peca, pero incomoda"
Episode: "Bien reza quien en servir a Dios piensa"
2017–2018Muy padresTania Pérez-Valdés Rivapalacio69 episodes
2018–2019LikeMaría Asunción "Machu" Salas OliverMain role
2018Sin miedo a la verdadMonyEpisode: "Tratantes de personas"
2019Los elegidosSandra GarcíaMain role
Decisiones: Unos ganan, otros pierdenVerónica SánchezEpisode: "La Venganza"
2020–2021100 días para enamorarnosAlejandra / Alejandro Rivera "Alex"Main role
2020–2022Control Z[6]Natalia AlexanderMain role
2022–2023Mi secreto[7]Valeria BernalMain role
2022Detective BelascoaránVirginiaEpisode: "Cosa fácil"
Mujeres asesinas[8]Silvia Acevedo MartinezEpisode: "Las golondrinas"
La rebelión[9]Young MónicaRecurring role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2019Premios TVyNovelasBest Young Lead ActressLikeNominated[10]
2020Premios TVyNovelasBest Actress in a Drama SeriesLos elegidosNominated[11]
Kids Choice Awards MéxicoFavorite ActressN/ANominated[12]
2021Kids Choice Awards MéxicoFavorite Actress100 días para enamorarnosWon[13]
2022Kids Choice Awards MéxicoFavorite ActressN/AWon[14]
2023Canacine AwardsBest Newcomer - FemaleSeñora InfluencerNominated[15][16]
2024Diosas de Plata AwardsBest Newcomer - FemaleSeñora InfluencerWon[17]

References