Alana de la Garza

Date of Birth: June 18, 1976
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio
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Website: www.AlanaDeLaGarza.com

Alana De La Garza knew as a child that she wanted to be an actor. Born on June 18th in Columbus, Ohio, she moved to Texas at the age of nine and started in the business by way of modeling when she was thirteen. Persuaded to enter the Miss Teen El Paso Beauty Pageant, Alana won the title of Miss Photogenic.  Alana and her family took in and cared for disabled foster children. This led her to become a pre-school teacher for children with special needs. She found this very rewarding but still felt that something was missing from her life. At the University of Texas, Alana changed her major to physical therapy, and then again, to social work. Still her dream beckoned. She decided to face her truth, and go with what her true passion was all along – to become an actor. Alana relocated to Orlando, Florida. There she auditioned for and landed small roles in independent films and commercials and even a role on an episode of Mortal Kombat Krusaders. Her work took her overseas to Cape Town, South Africa as well as other locations where she continued to find success in both modeling and commercials. After auditioning for a major television series in New York City, Alana decided it was time to really get serious and go for it. She moved to New York, and with in six months she was finally seeing her true ambitions coming to light. She was featured in the Brooks & Dunn and Otown music videos and then she landed the very visible role of Rosa Santos on "All My Children" (1970). She is currently considering various projects both in film and television. She landed a role in the independent film, 'Texas Heat', and has the lead role in a major motion picture currently in development entitled 'Pantheon'.

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