Mariela Garriga is a trilingual actress, writer, andproducer. An international talent with Cuban, Italian,and American citizenship who is fluent in Spanish,Italian, and English. She has built a diverse careerspanning multiple continents. 

Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, she was selected for the Cuban Television Ballet, where she trained rigorously for six months before earning her place as a professional dancer. In 2009, she was scouted by an Italian modeling agent and moved to Milan, embracing the challenges of adapting to a new culture and industry. 

Her journey into acting beganin 2010 when she auditioned for an Italian feature film. This experience sparked herpassion for performance, leading her to train with Michael Rodgers in Milan, followed bystudies at Terry Schreiber Studio and The Actors Studio in New York. Since then, Mariela has established herself across the U.S., European, and LatinAmerican film industries. 

She starred as Marie in "Mission: Impossible – DeadReckoning Part One", portraying a key figure from Ethan Hunt’s past, with Tom Cruise.  She also playedGiannina Facio in the Paramount+ biopic "BOSÉ" and had recurring roles in popular TVseries such as "NCIS: LA"  and "Law & Order: SVU" . On the big screen, she co-starredin the horror anthology "Nightmare Cinema", directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, and in"Bloodline", opposite Seann William Scott.

Recently, she wrapped production on the highly anticipated "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" opposite Tom Cruise, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, which will be released on May 2025.

She has also just finished recording Amazon Prime feature film "Zeta", in which she stars alongside Mario Casas and Luis Zahera, and the psychological horror film "The OSHA Rules" with Edgar Vittorino.

On the 6th of March of 2025 her latest project, “When Nobody Sees Us”, was released on HBO, in Sevile, in which she plays opposite Maribel Verdú under the direction of Enrique Urbizu. 

On the 18th of March of 2025 she released her last movie "Close to Me", in Rome, directed by Stefano Sardo, in which she stars alongside Riccardo Scamarcio.

Beyond acting, Mariela is a dedicated writer and producer. She wrote and producedE.L.I. Project, a documentary raising awareness about environmental crimes andendangered species. She also founded MG Studio Productions Inc., through which sheis developing a slate of projects, including scripts she has written herself. Her mission isto create stories that inspire, challenge, and transcend cultural and geographicalbarriers.

The actress has participated in fashion editorials, in publications such as  Vanity Fair, Grazia, Harper's Bazaar, Wall Street Italia, among other, and is a regular at the main fashion events for brands such as Max Mara and Armani among others. 

Mariela has 70.6K followers on Instagram, with whom she shares aspects of her professional and personal life.