Maria Canals-Barrera was born on September 28, 1966 in Miami, Florida, USA as Maria Pilar Canals. She is an actress, known for Wizards of Waverly Place (2007), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009) and The Master of Disguise (2002). She has been married to David Barrera since January 16, 1999. They have two children.
Maria Canals-Barrera
Movies
Camp Rock
“Camp Rock” centers on a teen girl who desperately wants to spend her summer at a prestigious rock camp but can only attend if she works in the kitchen as one of its cooks. When she’s overheard singing (but not seen) by a teen pop star at the camp, he…
Car Mein Music Baja
“Camp Rock” centers on a teen girl who desperately wants to spend her summer at a prestigious rock camp but can only attend if she works in the kitchen as one of its cooks. When she’s overheard singing (but not seen) by a teen pop star at the camp, he…
Songs
Fun Facts
When casting the Hawkgirl character on Justice League (2001), the casting department looked for an actress with an accent, in order to make Hawkgirl sound more unique since she was an alien. Therefore Maria was chosen in part for her Hispanic accent.
Is of Cuban descent.
Her nephew, Ricky Canals, attended Dade Christian School in Unincorporated Miami Lakes, Florida, but now attends Barbara Goleman Senior High.
Mother of two daughters, Bridge Barrera (b. 2003) and Madeleine Barrera (b. 2005), with husband David Barrera.