Danay Aguilar García (born July 5, 1984) is a Cuban-born actress, producer, director, dancer and model. She is best known for her roles as Sofía Lugo on Fox's drama series Prison Break (2007–2009) and Luciana Galvez on AMC's horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead (2016–2023).
Early life
García was born in Havana, Cuba,[1] She began ballet studies at the Debby Allen Dance Academy, while continuing her acting studies. At aged 15, she decided to steer her dance career toward acting.[1] When she was aged 20, she moved to the United states with her 18 month old son.[1] She took accent coaching so people could understand her English better.[1]
Her first role for the public was playing the lead role in Maria Antonia, by Eugenio Hernandez Espinosa, in a Havana theatre production when she was 17. García booked her first U.S. feature film role playing opposite Marisa Tomei in Danika.[1]
During the 2007 writer's strike, García made it through multiple rounds of auditions for the Bond girl, Camille Montes, in MGM and Eon Productions' Quantum of Solace, but had to be dropped due to a clause in her Fox contract. In 2009, she played the principal guest role of Anna in A&E's series The Cleaner, and later appeared in the feature film Rehab. García has worked as a co-writer, co-creator and producer for TV and film projects.[2] García was next cast as Coqui in the Fina Torres' helmed drama, Liz in September, which shot on location in the Caribbean Islands around Venezuela, before winning the lead role of Monica in the U.S.–Brazilian co-production, her first significant work in a comedy in Man Camp,[2]
