Maya Mishalska (born Miroslawa Maja Miszalska Harasymowicz on December 8, 1971, in

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) is a

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-born Mexican actress, violinist and TV presenter.

Biography

She began playing the violin at the age of six. Through ten years of studies at the Music Conservatory, she looked for an opportunity to experiment in theatre. Her passion for acting surged after participating in a play by Federico Garcia Lorca. A few years later, she arrived in

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to begin acting studies. After enrolling in

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's Centro de Estudios Artisticos (CEA), her talent and beauty was noticed by producers. From that moment on, she has been busy appearing in various

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s, plays and

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. She speaks five languages: Polish, Spanish, French, English and a little Russian.

Filmography

Theater

*''Aladino, el musical'' *'' Pedro y el lobo'' (

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) *''Un hogar sólido'' (

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) *'' La dama del alba'' ( Alejandro Casona) *''

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'' (

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) *''

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'' (

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) *'' Las tres hermanas'' (

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) *''El retablo jovial'' ( Alejandro Casona) *''

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) *''Sueño De Una Noche Con Sabines'' - 2012 (

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) *''Tick, Tack...Boom''Obra de Sabina Berman "Tick, Tack...Boom"
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Awards and nominations

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References

External links

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Biography of Maya Mishalska
at the Esmas 1974 births Living people Mexican child actresses Mexican telenovela actresses Mexican television actresses Mexican film actresses Polish emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Mexican stage actresses Mexican television presenters 20th-century Mexican actresses 21st-century Mexican actresses Actresses from Warsaw Mexican women television presenters {{Mexico-actor-stub