Christina Vidal
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Christina Vidal (born November 18, 1981) is an American film and television actress best known for her role in the Nickelodeon sitcom Taina. She also has been feautured as a singer.
Biography
Childhood and family
Vidal was born in Whitestone, Queens to parents of Puerto Rican descent. When she was young, she had didn't plan on becoming an actress. Instead, she wanted to become a singer and dancer and by the age of nine she had already experienced this in front of the cameras. She later attended the Performing Arts School Of New York. When she was 17 she joined girl group called Gemstone (which also featured Jade Villalon of Sweetbox). Vidal moved to Orlando, Florida, to proceed with the filming of Taina. Her sisters Lisa and Tanya Vidal are also actors and have appeared on TV and in theatre.Acting career
Vidal's acting career started when one of her teachers told her there was an audition for the movie Life with Mikey (1993), starring Michael J. Fox (Family Ties). She auditioned and got the part of "Angie Vega." Since then, Vidal has appeared in a number of movies and TV Series, with her most notable role being Taina Maria Morales in the Nickelodeon show Taina.Filmography
- Life with Mikey (movie) (1993)
- The Commish (series)(1995)
- Welcome to the Dollhouse (movie)(1995)
- Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher (television series) (1996)
- Touched By An Angel (series)(1999)
- F/X: The Series (1997)(series)
- Brink! (movie) (1998)
- Details (movie)(2000)
- Taina (television series)(2001)
- Chasing Papi (movie)(2003)
- Freaky Friday (movie) (2003)
- See No Evil (movie) (2006)
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