UP FRONT | ENTERTAINMENT
JEANINE MASON
JUSTINA MACHADO
PAULINA CHAVEZ
Recently renewed for a third season, the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico features Mason, a Cuban American, as biomedical researcher Liz Ortecho. “Liz is a positive character because of how dynamic she is. She’s complicated, driven and flawed; she has great victories and experiences great losses,” says show creator Adly MacKenzie.
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HISPANIC LIVING | 2020
Young audiences are enraptured by Netflix’s The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia, co-created by Mario Lopez. Texas-born actress Chavez, plays Ashley, the youngest person to ever earn a Ph.D. When Ashley moves to California to work for NASA, she’s excited not just about rocket science, but about exploring more typical teen pursuits.
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If Machado — who plays Moreno’s daughter on One Day at a Time — looks familiar, it’s because the Puerto Rican, Chicago-born actress has been appearing in film and television for years, including supporting roles in fan favorites Six Feet Under and Jane the Virgin. In One Day at a Time, she stars as Penelope Alvarez, a United States Army Nurse Corps veteran and single mom dealing with issues ranging from depression and PTSD to managing the dating scene as a 40-something divorcee.