Mariel Molino

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Mariel Molino
Molino in 2024
Born
Mariel Chantal Oberwager

(1992-12-18) December 18, 1992 (age 33)
San Diego, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2015–present
Websitemarielmolino.com

Mariel Molino (born December 18, 1992[1]) is an American actress. She has performed in both Spanish-language and English-language theatrical productions. She starred in Amazon's first original film for Mexico. She was cast in a main role as Agent Lala Dominguez in NCIS: Origins.

Biography

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Molino has Mexican and Jewish heritage.[2] Her mother's family has Mexican and Spanish heritage. Her father's parents were Jewish Austrians who fled The Holocaust to Mexico because it had the most affordable travel visas.[3] Her parents moved from Mexico City to San Diego.[2] She has described herself as a "white Latina."[4] She was born in San Diego, California, as the youngest of four,[1][3] including two older brothers.[5] Molino was raised in Coronado, California.[6] Her earliest stage play appearance was at age 6.[2] An elementary school production of The Wizard of Oz in which she was cast as Crow Number 6, cemented her interest in acting.[3] At The Academy of Our Lady of Peace Molino appeared in school musicals such as Grease and Hairspray.[7][8] Her father, who supported her creativity, died when she was 15.[3] Among her early television experiences was earning an invitation to a birthday party aired on MTV's My Super Sweet 16, in which she did get some screen time at age 19.[3] Molino did some early modeling jobs.[7][8] She attended Loyola Marymount University.[9]

Born Mariel Chantal Oberwager, Molino changed her name to honor her Mexican heritage using the name of her family's bakery, El Molino.[7][8] Her mother's bakery is in Tijuana. Molino and her mother operated it during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide sustenance to its community.[2] In 2021, she split time between San Diego and Mexico City.[7][8] By the beginning of 2023, she was able to afford to move out of her mom's house.[10] As of 2024, she split time between Los Angeles and Mexico City.[11]

Molino has heterochromia iridum.[12]

Acting career

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Molino had to overcome the catch-22 of needing an agent to get work and needing work to get an agent even though her parents both worked full-time limiting her transportation options for Hollywood auditions. The family even endured fraudulent scams in her pursuit.[3] She auditioned for many roles by travelling between San Diego and Los Angeles, eventually landing a spot as an extra on Glee (season 6, March 20, 2015 episode 12, entitled "2009").[10] She earned her first credits in Spanish language works, including appearances in Muy padres, El juego de las llaves, and La negociadora.[11] When she did her one-line role on Entre correr y vivir donned with a Marilyn Monroe–esque wig, she impressed the producer enough to earn a second (wigless) role on the same episode.[3] She has also appeared on Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico and Luis Miguel: The Series.[11] In November 2020,[13] she starred in the Amazon Prime Video's first original film for Mexico, Locas por el cambio.[7][8][14][15] She has appeared in the main cast of the 2022 ABC series Promised Land, her first American show,[10][6] and the 2023 Freeform series The Watchful Eye,[11] which was her first thriller genre role.[16] On March 15, it was announced that she was cast as female lead in the role of Agent Lala Dominguez in the original cast of the NCIS 2024 prequel spinoff NCIS: Origins.[17][11]

See also

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Notes

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