Maritza Brikisak

Maritza Brikisak is from Santiago Chile and is of German and Native American descent Shes lived in Venezuela Canada United Kingdom and now resides in Los Angeles Shes fluent in Spanish and holds dual citizenship from the United States and Canada Growing up in a conservative household she found in acting a way to express herself The hobby grew into a profession in Canada when she took to the stage with Theater 5 under the tutelage of Valerie Robertson continued in Ottawa with Sears Switzer progressed to Toronto at The Little Workshop with Calvin Green who taught the Meisner Technique She holds a BA from Queens University In London England she trained at Actors Center In California shes trained with many wonderful teachers including Terry McGovern Lyle B Hill at WeistBarronHill Ed Hooks Elaine Clark Her love of every aspect of filmmaking accompanied with her unstoppable drive for storytelling and being attracted to unique roles and stories has led her to Producing She made her feature film directorial debut with Sophies Rules