Mariel Molino

Molino has Mexican and Jewish heritage. She has described herself as a "white Latina." She was born in San Diego, California, as the youngest of four, including two older brothers. Molino was raised in Coronado, California. Born Mariel Chantal Oberwager, Molino changed her name to honor her Mexican heritage using the name of her family's bakery, El Molino. Her mother's bakery is in Tijuana. Molino and her mother operated it during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide sustenance to its community. ==Acting career==

Molino had to overcome the catch-22 of needing an agent to get work and needing work to get an agent even though her parents both worked full-time limiting her transportation options for Hollywood auditions. The family even endured fraudulent scams in her pursuit. She earned her first credits in Spanish language works, including appearances in Muy padres, El juego de las llaves, and La negociadora. she starred in the Amazon Prime Video's first original film for Mexico, Locas por el cambio. She has appeared in the main cast of the 2022 ABC series Promised Land, her first American show, and the 2023 Freeform series The Watchful Eye, On March 15, it was announced that she was cast as female lead in the role of Agent Lala Dominguez in the original cast of the NCIS 2024 prequel spinoff NCIS: Origins. ==See also==