Paola María Elena Maltese Mongelos, known professionally as Paola Maltese is a Paraguayan actress, presenter and entrepreneur. Born in Asunción, she attended the Scuola Italiana Dante Alighieri and majored in audio visual communication. As a teenager she appeared in the TV series Gonzalez vs. Bonetti, and she later landed a role in La Chuchi. On stage, she appeared in productions Sorpresas, Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast.