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A Love Story | Maria and David

Faith, Respect, and Communication the keys to a successful relationship.

Married for over two and a half decades, actors Maria Pilar Canals-Barrera and David Barrera attribute their enduring marriage to their faith. Hispanic Lifestyle has had the privilege of connecting with this power couple on multiple occasions over the years, and in this conversation, they share their secret recipe for maintaining a successful partnership in the entertainment industry.

Our exclusive video interview with Maria and David took place on the red carpet at the 2024 National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards gala, which was held in the glamorous city of Beverly Hills, California.  

From IMDB
Maria Pilar Canals is an American actress who is known for playing Theresa Russo from Wizards of Waverly Place. She also played Connie Torres in the Camp Rock film series, Hawkgirl from Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, She-Hulk from Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds and Sunset Boulevardez from The Proud Family

From IMDB
David Barrera is an award-winning veteran film and television actor with over one hundred Film and TV credits including Castle, Dirty John, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami, The Closer, N.C.I.S., Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, Heroes, The West Wing, NYPD: Blue and 24 for which he received an ALMA Award nomination. Most recently, David has been seen in recurring roles on critically acclaimed shows like Bosch, What/If with Renée Zellweger, Hulu’s Chance opposite Hugh Laurie, HBO’s Emmy Nominated Generation Kill and Netflix record breaking Monster: The Jefferey Dahmer Story. David has been seen in films such as Universal’s family comedy Evan Almighty starring Steve Carrell. Other film credits include Infinity directed by Matthew Broderick, The United States of Leeland, starring Don Cheadle, and No Way Back with Russell Crowe.

David received his B.F.A. from the prestigious acting conservatory at Southern Methodist University and earned his M.F.A. from the Professional Actor Training Program at The University of California, San Diego (La Jolla Playhouse). While at U.C.S.D he was awarded the Princess Grace Award in acting. 

They reside in Los Angeles with their two beautiful daughters.

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