In the show, the actress plays the title role of Ashley Garcia, the world’s only 15-and-a-half-year-old robotics genius engineer and rocket scientist.
JJJ caught up with Paulina to chat about her exciting new show, her upcoming music endeavors, and her inspiring work as an advocate for the Latinx community.
“I was in complete shock! Both my mom and I asked if they were absolutely sure they got the right girl,” Paulina told us about landing the role of Ashley Garcia. “After we hung up, we both screamed! I don’t think it’s hit me yet.”
Season one of The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia is now streaming on Netflix!
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The 17-year-old actress joined executive producer Mario Lopez at a cast and crew screening of the series on Monday (February 3) at Netflix in Los Angeles.
The upcoming show tells the story of a 15-year-old robotics engineer and rocket scientist Ashley Garcia who moves across the country to live with her fun-loving uncle, and ex-football player Victor, while taking a job a NASA.
The new series follows Ashley Garcia — the world’s only 15-and-a-half-year-old robotics genius engineer and rocket scientist — gets the chance to work for a prestigious company, she moves across the country to live with her fun-loving Uncle Victor, a pro football player turned high school coach, who’s never met a responsibility he can’t shirk.
The Exapnding Universe of Ashley Garcia premieres on Monday, February 17th on Netflix. Stay tuned for our exclusive interview with the show’s star Paulina!
