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Paulina Gaitán is a Actor Mexicaine born on 19 february 1992 at Mexico City (Mexique)

Paulina Gaitán

Paulina Gaitán
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Birth name Paulina Gaitan Ruiz
Nationality Mexique
Birth 19 february 1992 (32 years) at Mexico City (Mexique)

Paulina Gaitán Ruíz (born 19 February 1992) is a Mexican actress.

Biography

Paulina Gaitán was born in Mexico City, Distrito Federal. Gaitán started acting at age 9 and at the age of 12 had an important role in Mexican director Luis Mandoki's Innocent Voices, a tale about the civil war in El Salvador. She was the female lead in the Cary Joji Fukunaga film Sin Nombre, where she played the character of Sayra, who joins her father and uncle when they try to migrate from Honduras to the United States, and ends up travelling with El Casper, a gang member, played by actor Edgar Flores.

Gaitán also played a girl kidnapped by sex traffickers in the 2007 movie Trade alongside Kevin Kline. She portrayed Sabina, a lead role in the Mexican horror drama We Are What We Are (Somos Lo Que Hay) in 2010. In addition, she has played the role of Zuvely in the short film En Tus Manos, which was also released in 2010.

Gaitán stars in the ensemble cast of the 2012 ABC Steven Spielberg series The River.

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Filmography of Paulina Gaitán (7 films)

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Actress

4 Moons
4 Moons (2014)

Directed by Sergio Tovar Velarde
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Alejandro de la Madrid, Juan Manuel Bernal, Jorge Luis Moreno, Luis Arrieta, Mónica Dionne, Martín Barba
Roles Rosita (voice)
Rating74% 3.741623.741623.741623.741623.74162
Four stories about love and self-acceptance: a boy secretly attracted to his male cousin; two college students starting a secret relationship; a couple wasted due to the arrival of another man and an old man dazzled over a young male prostitute.
Deseo
Deseo (2013)
, 1h37
Origin Mexique
Genres Drama, Erotic, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, Films based on plays, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Christian Bach, Ari Borovoy, Lila Downs, Edith González, Paulina Gaitán, Paola Núñez
Roles Adolescente
Rating52% 2.607642.607642.607642.607642.60764
Le film est une succession humoristique de rencontres érotiques, délicieusement sensuelles.
We Are What We Are, 1h30
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Paulina Gaitán, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jorge Zárate, Alan Chávez
Roles Sabina
Rating57% 2.8538052.8538052.8538052.8538052.853805
In the opening scene, Dad dies on the sidewalk at a local shopping mall. At home, his family is wondering what has become of him. Dad is a watchmaker who repairs watches at the local street market, and the family's sole means of support.
Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre (2009)
, 1h36
Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Rail transport films, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Édgar Flores, Paulina Gaitán, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Héctor Jiménez, Gerardo Taracena
Roles Sayra
Rating75% 3.7505053.7505053.7505053.7505053.750505
Willy, nicknamed El Casper, is a member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang and lives in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. He introduces a young boy into his gang, and the boy is given the nickname Smiley after a violent initiation. Casper later helps Smiley to complete this initiation by helping him execute a rival gang-member. Casper is romantically involved with a girl, Martha Marlen. Fearing for the girl's safety, he keeps the relationship a secret from his gang, but his double life causes his gang to doubt his loyalty. When Martha follows Casper to a gathering of his gang, the gang leader, Lil Mago, escorts her out, despite Casper's misgivings. Mago attempts to rape Martha and accidentally kills her. Later, he blithely tells Casper that he will find another.
Trade
Trade (2007)
, 2h
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Erotic thriller films
Actors Kevin Kline, Paulina Gaitán, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Linda Emond, Zack Ward, Kate del Castillo
Roles Adriana
Rating72% 3.646543.646543.646543.646543.64654
In a poor family in Mexico City, Adriana (Paulina Gaitán) celebrates her 13th birthday, and is happy about the bicycle her 17-year-old brother Jorge (Cesar Ramos) gives her. Their mother suspects Jorge has got the money for the present in a dishonest way, and forbids Adriana to ride it. Indeed, Jorge lures a tourist into a quiet street pretending to bring him to a prostitute, and with two friends rob the man by threatening him with guns. After the tourist complies, the three carry out a mock execution, revealing that the guns are only water guns.
Innocent Voices, 2h32
Directed by Luis Mandoki
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Leonor Varela, Ofelia Medina, Daniel Giménez Cacho, José María Yazpik, Paulina Gaitán, Jesús Ochoa
Roles Angelita (as Paulina Gaytan Ruíz)
Rating78% 3.90833.90833.90833.90833.9083
In 1986, Chava is a young 11-year-old boy from El Salvador. His father escaped to the United States at the start of the civil war when he was only 5. His family lives in a small town of Cuscatancingo that is currently heavily fought over between the Salvadoran army and the El Salvador guerrillas. His mother makes a living for the family by sewing, and Chava sells the clothes in shops. When he's not in school, Chava works for a bus driver announcing stations for him as a part-time service to help his family with money.