Mia Maestro, a stunning and gifted actress, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and later relocated to Berlin at the tender age of 18 to hone her skills as a classical music vocalist. Along her journey, she also acquired proficiency in dance and acting. Two years later, she returned to her homeland, Argentina, and made her film debut with the critically acclaimed film "Tango". This was followed by a string of successful films, including "The Venice Project" (1999),"Timecode" (2000),"Picking Up the Pieces" (2000),and "El astillero" (2000).
Maestro's television debut came in 2000, when she starred in the television movie "For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story" (2000). She also appeared in two major films during this period, playing the role of Cristina Kahlo in the film "Frida" and the acclaimed film "The Motorcycle Diaries" (2004),based on the biography of Che Guevara in his younger years. Additionally, she appeared in the film "Poseidon".
In 2004, Maestro was cast in the spy drama "Alias". Initially, she met with the show's producer, J.J. Abrams, with the intention of securing a role on another one of his projects, "Lost". Introduced late into the third season, she played Nadia Santos, the daughter resulting from the affair between Arvin Sloane (Ron Rifkin) and Irina Derevko (Lena Olin),making her the half-sister of Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner). As her character evolved, she worked as an Argentinean intelligence agent as well as a special agent for the CIA, marking her character's transformation into a regular starting from the fourth season. Maestro won an Imagen Award in 2004 for Best Supporting Actress, an honor given to recognize Latino members of the entertainment industry. Following her stint on "Alias", Maestro starred in the films "The Box" and "Visioners".
Maestro's most recent notable role was as "Nora Martinez" in the first two seasons of the FX series "The Strain" (2014).
