- Stats
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- Age
- 30
- Height
- 170cm
- Ethnicity
- Māori, Mexican, NZ European
- Skills
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- Accents - Standard US, Australian, General UK
- Language - Conversational Spanish
- Language - Conversational Te Reo
| Valeria is a Mexican-Māori actress making waves on New Zealand screens. A Toi Whakaari graduate, she burst onto the scene as savvy hustler Ata in the hit rangatahi series Ahikāroa and will return as a core cast member in its seventh season. Her screen credits include Bouncers (Comedy Central) and Jonah Lomu: The Untold Story, as well as voicing lead character Aria in The River, the first Māori-scripted drama podcast. Passionate about diverse and inclusive storytelling for Māori, takatāpui and communities of colour living within Aotearoa, Valeria is a dynamic and versatile force in Aotearoa’s screen industry. |
Experience
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ahikaroa Season 7 | Role: Ata - core cast |
Production Company: Kura Productions
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| 2025 | Shortland Street S34 | Role: Eirene Ratana |
Production Company: South Pacific Pictures
Director: Various |
| 2024 | Ahikāroa Season 6 | Role: Ata - series regular |
Production Company: Kura Productions
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| 2023 | Bouncers | Role: Edna |
Production Company: Comedy Central
Director: Joe Daymond and Jay Law |
| 2020 | Creamerie | Role: Wellness Worker |
Production Company: Flat3
Director: Roseanna Liang |
| 2019 | The Untold Story | Role: Tanya Lomu |
Production Company: Great Southern Film + Television
Director: Danny Mulheron |
| Web & Digital | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Canadian Club campaign | Role: Flattie #3 |
Production Company: Drum Agency
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| Theatre | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kings of the Gym | Role: Annie Tupua |
Production Company: Tadpole
Director: Janice Finn |
| 2017 | Like Sex | Role: Mandy |
Production Company: Basement Theatre
Director: Chey-Ling Huang |
| 2016 | Dying For It | Role: Kleopatra Maximovna |
Production Company: Toi Whakaari
Director: John Bolton |
| Short Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Up To Nothing | Role: V |
Production Company: Reagen Butler
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| 2018 | Fragments | Role: Lead |
Production Company: SAE
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| 2017 | Dance of the Lonely Birds | Role: Lead |
Production Company: Kotiro
Director: Ana Chaya Scotney |
| 2015 | Hangman Interview | Role: Lead |
Production Company: Toi Whakaari
Director: Paul Murphy |
| TVC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Air NZ 'Great Trips' Campaign | Role: Cake Person |
Production Company: Reel Factory
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| 2024 | Z Energy 'Karaka' Campaign | Role: Iced Coffee Afficionado |
Production Company: Fish
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| 2024 | Swisse 'Here Comes Life' Campaign | Role: Crystal |
Production Company: Good Oil
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| 2020 | Chemist Warehouse | Role: Lipstick Girl |
Director: Chris Clark |
| 2020 | Meridian Energy | Role: Local Cafe Owner |
Production Company: Good Oil
Director: Adam Stevens |
| 2020 | ASB Young Adults | Role: Young Adult |
Production Company: Content Boutique
Director: Marco Siraky |
| 2020 | Briscoes | Role: Couple |
Production Company: Film 360
Director: John Frizzell |
| 2017 | Holden Astra | Role: Female Dog Owner |
Production Company: Thick As Thieves
Director: Alex Sutherland |
| 2017 | Pizza Hut | Role: Female Employee |
Production Company: Film 360
Director: Florence Noble |
| Training | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Advanced Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock Workshop | Role: Actor |
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| 2016 | Bachelor of Performing Arts | Role: Actor |
Production Company: Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School
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| 2016 | Elena Stejko M.Chekhov Technique for Stage & Screen | Role: Actor |
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| 2016 | Miranda Harcourt Screen Naturalism | Role: Actor |
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| 2016 | Joan Sheckel Action and Journey Lab | Role: Actor |
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| 2016 | Katherine Beck US Accent Training | Role: Actor |
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| 2016 | Sylvia Rands Voice Connection and Performance | Role: Actor |
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| 2016 | Patsy Rodenburg Voice and Text | Role: Actor |
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| Podcast | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The River | Role: Aria Hikirangi (Lead) |
Production Company: Pito Productions
Director: Todd Karehana & Piata Gardener-Hoskins |