Netflix Movies Starring Paula Garcés

Paula Garces was born on March 20, 1974, in Medellin, Colombia. Her father was a fisherman, and her mother was a schoolteacher. At age 7 she relocated with her parents to New York City, where she resided primarily in Harlem. She she started acting in commercials hired by agent Diego Santiago, her father's best friend. She made her film debut in Hollywood in Paramount's teen sci-fi adventure Clockstoppers (2002), starring opposite Jesse Bradford. She later was cast in Richard Benjamin's hip-hop comedy Marci X (2003) opposite Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans. Garces was next seen opposite Academy Award-winner Tommy Lee Jones in the Revolution Studios feature Man of the House (2005) and as "Maria" in New Line's hit comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) and reprised her role as "Maria" in the hit sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), which his grossed close to $40 million domestically. Read more on iMDB