- Born
- Birth nameMaria Pilar Canals
- Height1.68 m
- Maria Pilar Canals is an American actress who is known for playing Theresa Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place. She also played Connie Torres in the Camp Rock film series, Hawkgirl from Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, She-Hulk from Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Sunset Boulevardez from The Proud Family.- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates
- SpouseDavid Barrera(January 16, 1999 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- Is of Cuban descent.
- When casting the Hawkgirl character on La Ligue des justiciers (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.
- Mother of two daughters, Bridge Barrera (b. 2003) and Madeleine Barrera (b. 2005), with husband David Barrera.
- Her nephew, Ricky Canals, attended Dade Christian School in Unincorporated Miami Lakes, Florida, but now attends Barbara Goleman Senior High.
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