Personal details
Born:
- Birthday: 2002-05-22
- Born Place: El Paso, Texas, USA
Also Known As:
پائولینا چاوز
Paulina Chávez
Paulina Chávez is an American actress born on May 22, 2002, in El Paso, Texas, and raised in San Antonio. She is of Mexican heritage, with her family originating from Ciudad Juárez. Chávez discovered her passion for acting at a young age, enrolling in drama classes at her elementary school at seven.Her career gained significant momentum with her breakthrough role as the titular character, Ashley Garcia, in the Netflix series "The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia" (2020). She further showcased her talent as Flora in the second season of Netflix's "Fate: The Winx Saga" (2022). In 2024, Chávez starred in the Nickelodeon film "The Casagrandes Movie" and appeared in the Paramount+ series "Landman." Most recently, she was seen as Mia Garcia in the 2025 Disney+ film "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip."Beyond her acting, Paulina Chávez is an advocate for the Latinx community and works to inspire young Latinas, particularly in STEM fields, through initiatives and scholarships. She is also a singer and has a strong connection to her Mexican roots through music, having played the violin in a mariachi group.
