Catalina is an LA and Toronto based
actress,
model,
singer and songwriter,
voice actress,
producer as well as a former Miss Universe Canada Delegate.
Born in the heart of downtown Toronto, Catalina grew up in North York and went to college at the University of Waterloo, majoring in Political Science in the Arts and Business Program. She began acting and singing at the age of 3 in community theater, school choirs and church choirs. She later took on private vocal lessons which led into songwriting and working with some of the top producers in North America.
Along with her musical abilities, Catalina also has a background in dance and gymnastics and enjoys martial arts. Her background in dance includes: street jazz, jazz, modern, tap, ballet, salsa, belly-dancing and even a bit of baton twirling.
With a strong passion for working with people and traveling, Catalina speaks a number of different languages including English, French, Spanish, Cantonese and a little bit of German and Japanese. On an international level, Catalina has partnered up with the United Nations Refugee Agency: UNHCR on her debut album to help raise awareness and make a difference in the lives of many. Eternally is an album about love, hope, faith, romance and believing in ourselves. The genre of the music on this album is a mix of pop/hip hop/r&b/ballads/latin. A little something for everyone. Eternally was released internationally in HMV Stores.
While shooting her music videos, Catalina fell in love with being on set and studied acting at the top actor studios in LA, Vancouver and Los Angeles. She has worked on films like “The Great Chameleon” starring Stacy Keach and Robert Davi, the award winning Canadian series “Out of Time”, Discovery Channel's “Project Afterlife”, the award winning animation "Angelic Bunny" where she voiced the lead character, She's also been on national commercials such as McDonald's, IMAX and featured on billboards and magazines.
Catalina is also the lead actress, producer and creator of "Duplicitous Minds", a crime thriller mystery film that has won 70 plus awards on the film festival circuit including multiple Best Actress, Best Producer and Best Original Screenplay awards for Catalina. Duplicitous Minds was also been an Official Selection at
San Diego Comic-Con.