Alycia Pascual-Pena is an American actress and model. Her acting credits include Bel-Air (2024), Saved by the Bell (2020-2021), and Neon (2023).
She was born on 19 March 1999 in New York, USA. At 25 years old, she explored various entertainment fields including dancing.
Quick Info
Real Name | Alycia Pascual-Pena |
Age | 25 [as of 2024] |
Birthplace | New York, USA |
Education | Marist College |
Height | 5 feet 4 inches [163 cm] |
Weight | 58 kg [approx.] |
Ethnicity
Alycia Pascual-Pena belongs to a mixed heritage including Dominican. She is an American citizen.
Her father Daniel Rivera was born in the Dominican Republic. Her mother’s name is Camelia Peña-Rivera. She is a licensed real estate associate broker based in New York. She has 20 years of sales experience and has been in real estate for over a decade.
Alycia has an elder sister named Adrianna Marie. Also, she has two brothers whose identity is unknown.
Personal Life
Pascual-Pena was raised in a Spanish-speaking family and went to pre-primary school without learning English.
Per IMDb, she got into the entertainment industry at age 3. It was revealed that she performed in SHINE’s acting, modeling, singing, and dancing showcases.
She spent around seven years in Dallas before returning to the Bronx when she was 13. Being an immigrant, her mother fully supported her career though she didn’t follow a safer career path.
She graduated with an IB Diploma from Harrison High School. Then, she went to Marist College to pursue communications and political science.
Career
Being involved in the entertainment industry from a young age, Alycia Pascual-Pena explored modeling and acting as she became older. She initially modeled for various fashion brands including JC Penny.
Additionally, she made appearances in TV commercials for companies such as Telemundo and Univision. In 2011, she acted for the first time in the TV series Chase as Chloe in two episodes.
After seven years, she made a cameo appearance in The Plug in 2018. Following this, she played two notable roles in Moxie and Saved by the Bell as Lucy and Aisha Garcia respectively.
Both of these roles have helped display her acting skills and come into the limelight. Also, these roles were initially not written as Afro-Latina but were changed to her diversity after casting her.
In 2022 and 2023, she acted in The Neighbourhood and Neon respectively. Earlier in 2024, she appeared in the music video Days of Girlhood by Dylan Mulvaney. Later in August, she played Amira in the third season of peacock original TV series Bel-Air.
Unknown Facts
- She was a part of her high school dance team.
- She has over 86k followers on Instagram.
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Photo credit: @alyciadelsol – Instagram.