Mía Maestro
Born: 1978-06-19 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known For: Acting
Biography
Mía Maestro (born June 19, 1978, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine actress and singer-songwriter of Italian, Swiss-French, and Spanish descent. At age 18 she moved to Berlin to study classical vocal performance and Brechtian acting techniques, returning to Argentina two years later and making her film debut in Carlos Saura's Tango (1998), which earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Language Film. Her breakthrough in Hollywood came when J.J. Abrams cast her as Nadia Santos on Alias (2004–2006) after she originally met him hoping to land a role on Lost. She also released her debut music album Si Agua in 2014 and is an advocate for criminal justice reform through The Last Prisoner Project. Her notable film credits include Timecode (2000) (Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek), Frida (2002) (Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) (Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna), Poseidon (2006) (Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Connelly), The Box (2007) (Cameron Diaz, Frank Grillo), Visioneers (2008) (Zach Galifianakis, Judy Greer), The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) (Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson), Savages (2012) (Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek), Some Girl(s) (2013) (Anna Kendrick, Jai Courtney), and End of the Century (2019) (Luis Luque, Dolores Fonzi). On television she is best known for her role as Dr. Nora Martinez in The Strain (2014–2015) and Nadia Santos in Alias (2004–2006).
Filmography
2025
- Grassland
- After This Death as Isabel
2023
- Extrapolations as Mariama Cruz
- The Cow Who Sang a Song into the Future as Magdalena
2021
- Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone as Emilia
2020
- The Binding as Emma
2019
- End of the Century as Sonia
2018
- Mayans M.C. as Sederica Palomo
2015
- Argentina as Self
2014
- The Strain as Nora Martinez
- Grand Street as Antonia
2013
- Some Girl(s) as Tyler
2012
- Scandal as Elise Martin
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 as Carmen
- Savages as Dolores
- Agua y sal
2011
- Person of Interest as Mira Dobrica
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Carmen Denali
- The Music Never Stopped as Celia
- The Speed of Thought as Anna Manheim
2010
- Meant To Be
- Cutthroat as Nina Cabrera
2009
- White Collar as Maya
2008
- Crusoe as Olivia
- The Summit as Maria Puerto
- Visioneers as Charisma
2007
- The Box as Sasha Eccles
2006
- Poseidon as Elena
- The Ten Commandments as Zipporah
2005
- Deepwater as Iris
- Kept and Dreamless as Celina
2004
- The Tony Danza Show as Self
- The Motorcycle Diaries as Chichina Ferreyra
- The Holy Girl as Inés
- Secuestro Express as Carla
2003
- Four Lean Hounds as Kay
2002
- Frida as Cristina Kahlo
2001
- Alias as Nadia Santos
- In the Time of the Butterflies as Mate Mirabal
- Hotel as Cariola
2000
- Timecode as Ana Pauls
- Picking Up the Pieces
- For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story as Marianela
- El astillero as Mujer
1999
- Family Guy as Loca (voice)
- The Venice Project as Danilla
1998
- Tango as Elena Flores