Living the dream? Nah...being on set, editing, writing, acting, drawing, selecting music is being awake and super alive, in the most beautiful of realities.
Magi Avila
Actress / Director – Biography
After a rewarding career in Mexican films, television, theatrical and operatic productions, Magi Avila made her way to the Mecca of Entertainment -Hollywood.
Magi Avila is currently filming the first season of “My American Family” TV Series, with Mr. Danny Trejo and ordered by Amazon. Magi can be seen in the feature Film "Dog Eat Dog" with Oscar winner, Nicolas Cage, and 4 times Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe, directed by Paul Schrader. Dog Eat Dog premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, obtaining a long-standing ovation. She also has a pivotal role in "First Kill" with Mr. Bruce Willis and Hayden Christensen. Magi Avila also appears in "A Better Life" with Oscar nominee Demian Bichir, directed by Chris Weitz (Twilight Saga "New Moon"). On U.S. Television, Magi guest-starred on Jerry Bruckheimer's "Training Day" with Bill Paxton. She also worked in the final episode of the acclaimed AFI Award winning drama television series "The Shield", from Shawn Ryan. She is currently in post-production of her directorial Debut with an inspiring true life story documentary.
Magi Avila has performed as a lead and co-starred in US Theater Productions such as "Nuevo California" with the San Diego Repertory Theater and "Little Red", with the Josefina López' Los Angeles based Casa 0101 organization, among others. Magi has also directed many theater productions herself. Magi has already made her indelible mark as the co-writer, producer and lead performer of the Musical Theater production of "Carmen Miranda - The Lady In The Tutti Frutti Hat". She brought to life the yesteryear famous Brazilian Broadway actress with her singing and Samba performances.
In the beginning of her professional career in her native Ensenada, Mexico, Magi presented as an opera singer and with a choral group known as "Voces De Primavera", under the direction of Maestro Jesus Veliz, performing for celebrities, dignitaries and the then president of Mexico, Ernesto Zedillo. Her teen charm and innate talent won her modeling jobs. Magi Avila soon started to appear in print ads and popular television commercials. Magi also served a short stint as a News Reporter and on-camera talent for the Mexican television network, Televisa.
Magi studied her 4 years of theater and arts at the Autonomous University of Baja California Extension, her M.A. in theater of the body at the University Guadalajara A.K.A. UDG. She then moved to the USA to study at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute, for 3 more years. Miss Avila has continued sharpening her acting skills with several acting coaches in Hollywood.
She now lives in Los Angeles, CA. Magi Avila is immensely grateful for all the people she has had the pleasure of collaborating with, throughout her career in the USA and Mexico.
Semi-Finalist
ANGEL 644
2022 ARFF Barcelona // International Awards
Barcelona
2022
Winner Most Inspiring Film
ANGEL 644
Latina Independent Film Extravaganza
Los Angeles, CA
2022
Winner
ANGEL 644
BEST DIRECTOR OF AN INSPIRING FILM
New York
2022
Semi-Finalist
ANGEL 644
Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival
New York
2021
Winner Best Documentary
ANGEL 644
Spotlight Documentary Film Awards
Atlanta, Georgia
2021
Winner
Altitude Not Attitude
Spotlight Documentary Film Awards
Atlanta, Georgia
2021
Semi-Finalist
ANGEL 644
Social World Film Festival
Napoli
2020
Winner Best Documentary
ANGEL 644
Virgin Spring Cinefest
West Bengal
2020
Finalist-Best Female Director
STREET LIVING
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
New York
Finalist-Fest Female Director Short
STREET LIVING
CANNES WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
Cannes
Winner
STREET LIVING
BEST ACTOR & DIRECTOR AWARDS
New York
Winner-Best Pilot
STREET LIVING
VIRGIN SPRING CINEFEST
Winner-Best Pilot
STREET LIVING
NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS
New York
Winner-Best Acting Duo
STREET LIVING
CANNES WORLD FILM FESTIVAL
Cannes, France
Winner-Best Pilot
STREET LIVING
BEST SHORT COMPETITION
La Joya, CA
College
Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute
Theater and Film
20052007
College
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Theater of the Body
20022004
College
Escuela de Humanidades- Extesion Universitaria-Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Theater and Arts
19982002
Birth Date
December 18
Nickname
Magi
Birth City
Ensenada
Current City
Los Angeles
Hometown
Ensenada
Height
5'2"
Gender
Female
Ethnicity
Hispanic
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
Married To
My self
"Is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves" ~Edmund Hillary
Living the dream? Nah...being on set, editing, writing, acting, drawing, selecting music is being awake and super alive, in the most beautiful of realities.
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