Paola Paulin was born in Mexico and raised in Medellín, Colombia. An avid painter, guitar player, and ballet dancer, she was also active in various sports, including tennis and swimming. Since a very ...Show More
Paola Paulin was born in Mexico and raised in Medellín, Colombia. An avid painter, guitar player, and ballet dancer, she was also active in various sports, including tennis and swimming. Since a very young age, Paulin spent several months at a time in the US in order to improve and perfect her English. In addition to English and Spanish, Paulin also speaks some French.Paulin graduated with an International Business Management degree from Pontifical Bolivarian University. As part of her studies, Paulin traveled to the Organization of Open States headquarters in Washington, D.C. as one of twenty students selected to represent Colombia. Following graduation, Paulin was hired by ProColombia, the Colombian Government Trade Bureau as an Investment Assistant, and relocated to Miami.In 2012, Paulin decided to take a leap of faith and act on her aspirations to join the modeling and acting world. Her natural talent and charisma quickly attracted the attention and interest of some of the world's most prestigious modeling networks. Soon after signing with Elite Model Management, she began to model for runways in SwimWeek, Mercedes Fashion Week, and Miami Funkshion. Her print campaign work includes Skechers, Kohl's, Bon-Ton, L'Oreal, and the face of Nassau Paradise Island Tourism Board.Paulin is well versed and thoroughly trained in most major acting and performance techniques, including the Uta Hagen Technique, the Meisner Technique, and the Lee Strasberg method. She has also completed screen action, comedy,and improv courses, as well as worked with diction coaches in both English and Spanish.In 2011, Paulin hosted Vida Miami TV for CNN Latino, filming in both Mexico and the U.S.She has a successful track record of securing prominent commercial work, and has worked on State Farm and Coca Cola advertisement campaigns, among others. As a voice actor, Paulin has worked on prominent television shows including South Park. Most recently, she was hired to work on the HBO hit series, Ballers, produced by Mark Wahlberg and starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as part of the cast with role of Michelle. The show's success as the network's highest rated comedy since 2009 has led to an increase in media appearances by Paulin to discuss the role of Latinas in Hollywood. She is "currently" attached to the role of Dolores Del Rio, the first major Latin Hollywood star, in El Indio, a biopic based on the life of Emilio "El Indio" Fernandez, the eccentric godfather of Mexican cinema.Paulin currently resides in Miami, and splits her professional life between Los Angeles and New York. November 2015 Hide
