Maia Reficco

Maia Reficco Viqueira (born July 14, 2000) is an Argentine-American actress and singer. She is known for acting in the Latin American Nickelodeon series, *Kally's Mashup*, but gained further attention for her role as Noa Olivar in the horror-thriller series, *Pretty Little Liars: Original Si*n, a spinoff of Pretty Little Liars.

## Early/Personal Life

Maia was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and relocated with her family of Argentine descent to Buenos Aires, Argentina, when she was six years old. She began singing and playing the guitar, piano, saxophone, and ukulele at a young age, displaying an early passion in music. Maia's father, Ezequiel Reficcoo, teaches at the University of Los Andes in Bogota, and her mother, Katie Viqueira, is the director of her own center for vocal art. Her younger brother, Joaquín Reficco Viqueira, is also a singer. Maia did gymnastics for 11 years. She travelled to Los Angeles at the age of 15, staying with Claudia Brant. There, she had the chance to study singing with Eric Vetro, the vocal trainer for performers like Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, and Shawn Mendes. She also participated in a five-week programme at the Berklee College of Music, where she excelled and was awarded a scholarship.

Maia identifies as bisexual.

## Acting career

From the help of Claudia Brant and Instagram, Maia was contacted by the production of Kally's Mashup for an audition. Maia auditioned with the song "Dangerous Woman" by Ariana Grande, leading her the lead role of the series, *Kally Ponce*, as well as being signed to Deep Well Records; founded by Adam Anders, who is also the co-creator of Kally's Mashup.

Maia performed "*Worlds Collide*", a song from Kally's Mashup at the Kids Choice Awards Mexico 2018, as well as singing Unísono with the cast of the series. In an interview with Billboard Argentina, Maia revealed that she was making progress on record material as a soloist, and that her debut album would be of the pop and R&B genre. Later, in 2022, Maia revealed on Twitter that the album will also fully be in English. She also performed *Worlds Collide* and *Unisono* at the *Meus Prêmios Nick* 2018, instead with Alex Hoyer and Lalo Brito as opposed to the whole cast.

In July 2021, it was announced that Maia would be joining the cast of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin in starring roles along with Chandler Kinney and Bailee Madison; Maia portrays the character Noa Olivar. Filming for the series began on August 23, 2021, and concluded on May 2, 2022. The first 3 episodes were released on HBO Max on July 28, 2022; The following episodes were released on August 4 and 11, as well as the final episode on August 18.

In early 2021, Maia joined the cast of Do Revenge, a Netflix original movie. The movie was released on September 16, 2022. Maia portrays the character Montana in the film.

On August 11, 2022, it was announced that Maia would be acting in the film *One Fast Move* as the character Camila.

On August 16, 2022, it was announced that Maia would be starring in the film *A Cuban Girl's Guide To Tea And Tomorrow* as Lila Reyes alongside Heartstopper actor Kit Connor. Filming for the movie has been concluded, but no further details have been announced.

## Music Career

On September 30th, 2020, Maia released her debut single, *Tuya*, on all digital streaming platforms via Deep Well Records. The music video was also released on the same day.

On February 26, 2021, Maia released a single, *De Ti*, on all digital streaming platforms via Deep Well Records. The music video was also released on the same day.

On May 13, 2021, Maia released a single, *Tanto Calor*, on all digital streaming platforms via Deep Well Records. The music video was also released on the same day.

On March 17, 2022, Maia released a single, *Rápido y Furioso*, on all digital streaming platforms via Deep Well Records. The music video was also released on the same day.

On June 17, 2022, Maia was featured on the single *EN CARTAGENA* alongside Jarom Su'a and Seven Kayne.

## Trivia

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* Her favourite food is sushi.