Maria Canals-Barrera Biography
Maria Canals-Barrera is an American actress best known for her appearances in the Disney Channel programs Wizards of Waverly Place, Camp Rock, and Cristela.
How old is Maria Canals-Barrera? – Age
She is 57 years old as of 28 September 2023. She was born in 1966 in Miami, Florida, United States.
Maria Canals-Barrera Family – Education
Canals-Barrera grew up in Miami, Florida, with Cuban parents of Catalan origin. Canals-Barrera also speaks Spanish and studied theatre in junior high. Canals-Barrera received a theatrical scholarship to the University of Miami after graduating from Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School.
Maria Canals-Barrera Wife
Barrera has two daughters with actor David Barrera, whom she married in 1999.
Maria Canals-Barrera Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m).
Maria Canals-Barrera Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Maria Canals-Barrera Cristela
She appeared as Daniela Gonzalez, Cristela’s over-the-top, vain sister who is the manager of a call center in the American multi-camera sitcom television series Cristela. Cristela Hernandez, a Mexican-American law school graduate living in Dallas, Texas, must balance her chance to live the American Dream by working as an unpaid intern at a law firm with the concerns of her family, including her sister Daniela, who believes she should get a paying job, her brother-in-law Felix, who regards her as a freeloader, and her mother Natalia, who wants her to settle down and marry. At work, she has to cope with her boss Trent Culpepper, who is prone to making unintended racial jokes, his daughter Maddie, who could care less about working and is described by Cristela as a ‘privileged spoilt white girl,’ and Jos, who is her series love interest.
Maria Canals-Barrera Wizards of Waverly Place
She plays Theresa Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place. Theresa Russo is the mother of Alex, Justin, and Max Russo, as well as Hank and Rose Russo’s daughter-in-law. She and her husband, Jerry Russo, run the Waverly Sub Station. She has no powers as a mortal, but she promotes her children’s exploration of topics like education and their Latino ancestry (Alex and her brothers are half Mexican from Theresa’s side of the family). She despises magic and cannot abide it when she discovers “magic running amuck in the house.”
Theresa can be finicky, caring, and embarrassing at times. Theresa lives in Manhattan’s Waverly Place with her husband, Jerry Russo, and their three children, Justin, Alex, and Max. She is a mortal, unlike her children, and Jerry gave up his powers to be with her. Nonetheless, all three of her children inherited his magical skills.
Maria Canals-Barrera Movies
♦ 2019 – Sweet Inspirations
♦ 2017 – Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
♦ 2016 – God’s Not Dead 2
♦ 2013 – Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
♦ 2013 – Night of the Hipsters
♦ 2012 – Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
♦ 2011 – Larry Crowne
♦ 2003 – Imagining Argentina
♦ 2003 – Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
♦ 2002 – Bad Boy
♦ 2002 – The Master of Disguise
♦ 2001 – America’s Sweethearts
♦ 1995 – My Family
Maria Canals-Barrera TV Shows
♦ 2022–present – The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
♦ 2022 – Side Hustle
♦ 2022 – Madagascar: A Little Wild
♦ 2018 – The Wedding Do Over
♦ 2018 – Knight Squad
♦ 2018 – Young & Hungry
♦ 2018 – Fuller House
♦ 2017 – Vixen: The Movie
♦ 2017 – Triangle
♦ 2016 – Ultimate Spider-Man
♦ 2016 – A Bronx Life
♦ 2016 – Last Man Standing
♦ 2016 – The Big Bang Theory
♦ 2015 – Members Only