Alicia Sixtos

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Alicia Sixtos
Born
Alicia Marie Sixtos

OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
(m. 2020)

Alicia Marie Sixtos is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Maya Martinez in the Hulu series East Los High and her recurring role as Carmen Cruz in the ABC Family's series The Fosters . [1]

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Early years

Sixtos was born and raised in San Francisco and has three sisters. [2] She is of Mexican and Portuguese descent. [2] She moved to Los Angeles in 2005, and began work as a model for ad agencies. [2]

Career

Sixtos has done many roles in many television series and movies including The Avengers, King of the Hill, Californication, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and General Hospital. [2] In 2006, she had the lead role in the drama film Quinceañera . [3] In 2014, she would portray the role of Carmen on the show The Fosters. [4]

Personal life

On October 11, 2018, Sixtos came out on Twitter as pansexual for National Coming Out Day. [5] She and actor Bex Taylor-Klaus married in October 2020. [6]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Quinceañera Eileen May Garcia
2007ShelterAmber
2010 High School Sharky Ovante
2011 The Custom Mary Mary
2012 The Avengers Carrier BridgeTechs
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Simone MolinezEpisode: "Big Shots"
Lincoln Heights Party GirlEpisode: "Grown Folks' Business"
Californication Girl with CarjackerEpisode: "Filthy Lucre"
2008 King of the Hill InezEpisode: "Lady and Gentrification"
2009 Entourage BettyEpisode: "One Car, Two Car, Red Car, Blue Car"
2010 General Hospital AprilEpisode #1.12173
2011 90210 WaitressEpisode: "The Enchanted Donkey"
2012 New Girl TiffanyEpisode: "Bathtub"
2013–2017 East Los High Maya Martinez46 episodes
2014 The Fosters Carmen7 episodes

References

  1. "Breaking News - Cast and Executive Producers of "The Fosters," Including Executive Producer Jennifer Lopez, to Chat Live with Fans Via Twitter During the Season Finale of the ABC Family Series, Airing Tonight". TheFutonCritic.com. 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Profile". eastloshigh.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-04.
  3. "LATINOBUZZ: Q & A with Alicia Marie Sixtos". indiewire.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  4. "The Fosters: Girls United' sneak peek: Watch the first spinoff webisode early". zap2it.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  5. Sixtos, Alicia [@AliciaSixtos] (October 11, 2018). "Happy #nationalcomingoutday. https://t.co/Z0QVFPd0Yk" (Tweet). Retrieved January 23, 2021 via Twitter.
  6. "The Killing's Bex Taylor-Klaus, The Fosters' Alicia Sixtos Got Married". www.advocate.com. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.