Justina Machado

Justina Machado: Biography in Details

Who is Justina Machado?

Justina Machado is an American actress who is best known for her role as Penelope Alvarez on the Netflix show ‘One Day at a Time’ from 2017 to 2019.

Machado is also widely recognized for her performances as Darci Factor in the CW show ‘Jane the Virgin’, Brenda in the drama ‘Queen of the South’, and Vanessa Diaz in the HBO drama series ‘Six Feet Under.

Justina Machado: Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings, Education

She was born on September 6, 1972, in Chicago, Illinois, USA,

As of 2023, she is 50 years old.

She was born on the same date as Anika Noni Rose and Idris Elba.

Who are the parents of Justina Machado?

After giving birth to two children, her parents moved to Chicago from Puerto Rico and her parents subsequently divorced.

Her mother remarried and gave birth to three children.

She is the eldest of four siblings.  Her family was poor and she grew up on the Northwest Side of Chicago and was raised Catholic.

Justina holds American citizenship and her ethnicity is a mix of Puerto Rican and Cuban.

In which school did Justina Machado attend?

She was interested in drama from an early age and participated in her school plays.

Also, she took dance classes at Franklin Fine Arts Center and attended Lane Technical College Prep High School in 1986.

Justina performed with the Latino Chicago Theater Company during her spare time.

Justina Machado: Professional Life and Career

After completing her high school education, she made her way to New York City and her previous experience helped her to begin her acting career in New York City.

Justina Machado appeared on the big screen in ‘ABC Afterschool Special’ and made her breakthrough in the television series ‘Six Feet Under’ as Vanessa Diaz in 2005.

Then, she made another notable appearance as Claudia Diaz in nine episodes of the TV series ‘ER’.

Moreover, she appeared as a single mother raising two children and struggling with PTSD after serving in Afghanistan in the remake of ‘One Day at a Time in 2017.

Likewise, her other notable film appearances include ‘She’s So Lovely, ‘Final Destination 2’, ‘Little Fugitive’, ‘the Purge: Anarchy’, and appeared on stage in ‘Some Girl(s)’, ‘In the Heights, Love, Loss, and What I Wore’, etc.

Likewise, she made her appearance in the music video for TLC’s song Damages in 2003.

Awards, Nominations

She won the Imagen Award in the category of Best Actress- Television for ‘One Day at a Time in 2017 and 2018, won Screen Actors Guild Awards in the category of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for ‘Six Feet Under in 2004, nominated for ALMA Award in the category Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series for ‘ER’ in 2009.

Justina Machado: Net Worth, Salary (2024)

She has been active in the entertainment industry for many years and she has appeared in many films and television shows.

She must have earned a decent amount of money from her career.

Her net worth is assumed to be 4 million dollars as of 2024.

Is Justina Machado involved in any rumors and controversies?

There was a rumor that she was dating actor Christian Svensson but the couple never confirmed their relationship.

It seemed that the pair were caught kissing in front of the cameras and paparazzi.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Justina Machado has a height of 5 ft. 1 inch and weighs 54 kg. She has brown eyes and blonde hair.

Her body measurement is 30-23-33 inches and her bra size is 30B.

Social Media

She has around 230k followers on Instagram, about 68k followers on Twitter, and around 12.5k followers on Facebook.

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