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Ana Ortíz (born January 25, 1971) is an American actress and singer.

Originally, Ortiz had auditioned for the Betty Suarez role, but it went to Ferrera instead. Ortiz told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "I was super plain. I just put on some glasses and kept my hair kind of flat and layered on the clothing," Ortiz told the Post-Gazette's Patricia Sheridan, describing what she wore when she was auditioning for the role of Betty. "My objective was mainly to go in there and give a really good audition because I was so excited about the project," she explained. "I just wanted them to remember me, so that I could be involved in the future." Which eventually led to Ortiz landing the Hilda Suarez role. Wiki

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You can read about Marcela at her official website.
- Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) .... America Vicuña
- "Pura sangre" (2007) TV series .... Florencia Lagos
- Satanás (2007) .... Paola
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Marisol Nichols (born November 2, 1971) is an American actress known for her role in the sixth season of 24 as Special Agent Nadia Yassir. She is also known for her portrayal of Audrey Griswold in Vegas Vacation and for being the spokesperson for Bally Total Fitness.

Marisol married Taron Lexton in 2008.

Nichols is also a casual NFL football fan, saying that her favorite team is her hometown Chicago Bears, indicated in a questions segment on her website.

Expecting a daughter with husband Taron Lexton in late October 2008. [Wiki]

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Anjelah Johnson (b. May 14, 1982) is a stand-up comedian, actress, model, former NFL Cheerleader, and one of the four new cast members in the thirteenth season of MADtv. She is known for impersonating a Vietnamese nail salon lady in her stand-up.

Anjelah has stated that the 13th season will be her first and last on MADtv. Wiki

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Persia Jessica White (born October 25, 1976) is an American actress and musician. White is known for playing Lynn Searcy on the long-running sitcom Girlfriends. She is also a member of the dark alternative band XEO3.

White was born in Miami, Florida and raised in Nassau, Bahamas, and Miami. Her father is Bahamian American and her mother is Caucasian American. Wiki

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Here are Scarlett's last 2 works according to IMDb:
- "Amas de casa desesperadas" (2008) TV series .... Susana Martínez (unknown episodes)
- "Trópico" (2007) TV series .... Angélica Santos (2007)

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Mario Dewar Barrett (born August 27, 1986) is an American R&B and pop singer. Mario is currently working on his 4th album which is due out in the Fall of 2008.

The album has a tentative release date of November 2008. Mario has also made a cover version of Ruben Studdard's, "One Side" and the song is produced by Stargate. Mario has stated he would like to work with no more than 3 producers. In a Essence Magazine interview with Mario on August the 1st. Mario said he would like to have his new single drop in August and have his new album released before the year is out. Wiki

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Patricia's career was kick-started when she was crowned Miss Panama. She then established herself as a familiar face on television across Latin Amercia as a news anchor/reporter for Univision. She moved to Los Angeles and quickly landed roles in movies and television. In How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer Patricia played opposite Elizabeth Pena and America Ferrera and alongside Edward Olmos and Maria Cochita Alonso in Splinter. Her Official Website

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María José de Pablo (born November 12, 1979), better known as Cote de Pablo, is a stage and television actress.

De Pablo describes her NCIS character as someone who is "completely different from anyone else on the show" and that because "she's been around men all her life; she's used to men in authority. She's not afraid of men." Wiki

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Paula Maria Santos Garcés (born March 20, 1974) is a Colombian-born film and television actress.

Paula is now working behind the cameras as Executive Producer to the animated film Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence, which has already received great reviews at numerous film festivals. She can also be heard voicing the lead character, Princess, in the animated film, which is a prequel to the live action feature film she will be starring in and co-producing with writer, director Alex Ferrari. Wiki

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