Paulina Goto

Miss XV is a television series inspired by the famous 1987 telenovela, Quinceañera, starring Thalía and Adela Noriega.

Paulina Gómez Torres (born 29 July 1991) known professionally as Paulina Goto is a Mexican actress, singer, and television hostess.

Though she had no prior professional acting experience, she was cast as the lead in Niña de mi Corazón, an updated version of Damian's 1997 telenovela, Mi Pequeña Traviesa.

Goto played the dual role of Andrea Paz and Paz's imaginary twin brother, Andres Paz.

Following her casting in the series, Goto discontinued her studies at CEA to pursue a full-time acting career.

In 2000, she competed in rhythmic gymnastics at her first national junior Olympics tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Goto began her television career in 2008 as a co-host on the youth-targeted television news show, Roomies, which was produced locally for Televisa del Golfo in Tampico.

She spent a year on the show before leaving in 2009.

During her time on "Roomies", she and some of the cast members were invited to audition for Centro de Educación Artística, the free drama school run by media giant, Televisa, in Mexico City.

One month after her CEA audition, Goto was accepted into the school and moved to Mexico City, where she lived with relatives during her first year of school.

During her first year, she studied voice, acting, and dance.

When she was 18 years old, CEA held auditions for director Pedro Damián's (best known for his work with Latin-pop group, RBD) newest telenovela.

She first gained popularity for her debut role in the Mexican telenovela Niña de mi Corazón in 2010.

In December 2010, she returned to Rítmica Escuela de Gimnasia to participate in a special Christmas themed performance alongside the school's current students.

Goto completed her primary education at Escuela Americana de Tampico ("The American School of Tampico" in English), a private bi-lingual school with an emphasis on American-style education.

She participated in the school choir from an early age.

She briefly attended the Tampico campus of Tec de Monterrey but later completed her secondary schooling via online correspondence upon moving to Mexico City when she was 17 years old.

Filming for Niña de mi Corazón began in January 2010 in Mexico City and ended in July 2010.

The telenovela premiered on 8 March 2010 in Mexico and ended on 9 July 2010.

She was a member of the popular Mexican-Argentine pop group, Eme 15, formed by Televisa producer Pedro Damián, from 2011 to 2014.

It premiered on Univision in the U.S. on 23 February 2011.

In the spring of 2011, Goto made her theatre debut as the lead female protagonist in the play El Knack directed by Odiseo Bichir, and starring Mexican actors, José Ángel Bichir and Alfonso Dosal.

In June 2011, Goto attended a casting call in Mexico City for Televisa's teen-oriented musical television series, Miss XV.

Actress Danna Paola was originally selected for one of two lead roles but later dropped out before casting was finalized.

The following month, Goto was confirmed as the lead for the series.

Filming for the television series began in October 2011 in Mexico City and concluded in June 2012.

The show premiered on Nickelodeon Latin America on 16 April 2012.

On Canal 5, the show began airing episodes on 14 May 2012 in Latin America.

The series finale aired on 28 September 2012.

In the United States, the show premiered on Galavisión on 2 March 2013.

A second season for the show was planned, but the project was cancelled before production started, in spite of the show's success.

She is also known for her roles in Mi corazón es tuyo (2014-2015), Un camino hacia el destino (2016), El vuelo de la Victoria (2017) and Daughter From Another Mother (2021).

Paulina Goto was born in Monterrey, Mexico.

She has one younger brother named Eduardo.

Her mother is a psychologist.

Her father was a singer and musician who often co-wrote songs with her; he died in September 2020.

When she was 5 years old, Goto and her family moved from Monterrey to Tampico, Tamaulipas where she spent the remainder of her childhood and adolescence.

As a young child, she participated in dance classes and began taking ballet lessons when she was four years old.

She trained as a rhythmic gymnast from age five until she was fourteen, attending Rítmica Escuela de Gimnasia in Tampico.

Goto earned recognition as a state and national champion and represented Mexico in international competitions.