Maria-Elena Laas
Maria-Elena Laas is an actress of Puerto Rican descent.
Early life
Maria-Elena Laas was born on November 28, 1983 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Laas was raised in Saudi Arabia and Japan.Career
Laas started her modeling career at the age of 13. She has appeared in over 90 international commercials and advertising campaigns, including Garnier, Mango, Miller Lite, Carlsberg, Coors Lite, Budweiser, Ford, and Target. In 2006, she appeared in an advertising campaign for coffee brand Nespresso, opposite actor George Clooney.Her first on-screen appearance was a role as Marisa Rios in the episode "Silicone Valley of the Dolls" of the crime drama television series Pacific Blue. In 2002, she portrayed Svetlana in sitcom Grounded for Life. Laas' film credits include the comedy film The Hot Chick and independent films Suffering Man's Charity, Airplane Disasters, Lunatics, Lovers and Poets and Kill the Habit. In 2018, Laas landed the role of Cruz in the drama television series Vida. The series centers around the Mexican American community in Los Angeles. In 2019, she had a guest role as Rosalita Vega on Cinemax's action television series Warrior.
Personal life
She currently resides in Southern California.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Marisa Rios | Episode: "Silicone Valley of the Dolls" |
| 2002 | Grounded for Life | Svetlana | Episode: "Cat Scratch Fever" |
| 2008 | La estación de la Calle Olvera | Catrina | Television film |
| 2014 | Feed Me | Lulu | Episode: "The Goal of Sexual Intercourse" |
| 2016 | Alley Way | Louisa | Episode: "One Man's Trash" |
| 2018 | Vida | Cruz | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Warrior | Rosalita Vega | Episode: "Not How We Do Business" |