Catalina Rodriguez

A rising Latina from Miami who has made a career in modeling TV commercials and as an actress Catalina Rodriguez was born in Medellin Colombia her family is that of Spaniard and German descent At three years old her family relocated to Miami Florida in search of the American Dream where she was raised along with her older sister Liliana As the daughter of Guillermo a freelance camera man and Maria a sales rep Catalina began her life in show business at the young age of five as a cast member in the HITTV childrens comedy show Caramelo y Galletita At 8 years of age she participated in her first pageant and by the time she was 18 years old she had won three major titles reached the semifinals in Miss World Colombia and was the runnerup in Teen Magazines Model Search These achievements however were only a stepping stone into her modeling career where she modeled for several brands including BodyGlove and Urban clothing companies before even attending college Determined to go beyond modeling and into her true passion of acting Catalina attended a prestigious magnet program at the Performing Arts and Visual Arts Center PAVAC where she dedicated all four years of high school to cultivating and honing her skills in the visual and performing arts There she performed in various productions including Miss Sarah Brown in Guys and Dolls Maria in West Side Story and Much A Do About Nothing in Disneys Pleasure Island among many others She then attended the University of Miami where she double majored in Film amp Television as well as Theater Expanding her knowledge beyond acting she also discovered a talent behind the scenes as a television and video editor a skill that would help her pay for college by landing part time jobs as a news editor with the local affiliate of NBC WTVJ channel 6 as well as other freelance projects Throughout