Keyla Monterroso Mejia
Keyla Monterros Meija | |
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Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Keyla Monterroso Mejia is an American actress best known for playing Maria Sofia Estrada on Season 11 of HBO's sitcom series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Mejia is a first generation-American of Guatemalan and Mexican descent.[1] She grew up in the Inland Empire region of California.[2]
Mejia played Val in Ann Marie Pace's 2021 short film Growing Fangs, one of a series of productions featured as part of the Disney+ Launchpad series.[3] The same year she made her television debut as a guest start on season 11 of Curb Your Enthusiasm playing short order cook turned terrible actress, Maria Sofia Estrada.[1] Originally cast for one episode, she went on to appear in six of the season's ten episodes.[1] In 2021, Mejia also starred in the final episode of On My Block .[4] It was later announced she would appear in the spinoff series, Freeridge, alongside Bryana Salaz, Ciara Riley Wilson and Shiv Pai.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Kennedy, Dana (8 January 2022). "Meet the 'worst actress' who stole the show on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'". New York Post. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Svetkey, Benjamin (December 21, 2022). "Meet the Genius Who Plays Curb Your Enthusiasm's Maria Sofia". The Wrap. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Kim, Kristen Yoonsoo (June 2, 2021). "Disney Creates a 'Launchpad' for Underrepresented Filmmakers". New York Times.
- ^ Leung, Jasmine (8 November 2021). "Who is Curb Your Enthusiasm's Maria Sofia and where have we seen her?". The Focus. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (8 October 2021). "'On My Block' Spinoff 'Freeridge' Sets Its New Core Four". Deadline. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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- 21st-century American actresses
- American actresses of Mexican descent
- American television actresses
- Living people