Anna Maria Perez de Tagle Chats Acting Career

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle chatted with MediaBlvd about getting into acting and her Hannah Montana stardom.

Anna Maria says that her acting career launched from being a junior finalist on Star Search. “I’m originally from the Bay area, and so that’s where I started. I did a lot of musical theatre, and from Star Search I got an agent. I did modeling and commercials and print work here and there. Then all of a sudden my agent said why don’t you try out for this show called Hannah Montana, so I did. And before I knew it, they were flying me back and forth from the Bay area to LA. And then Disney called and said you got the role of Ashley, so we highly recommend you to move to LA. So that’s when I packed up all my stuff and moved the next day, because I really wanted to do acting. Now I’m here!”

Now that she’s part of the Hannah Montana phenomena Anna Maria says that she’s honored and humbled to be part of the show…

“Seriously, none of us knew this show would be that big. I understand now, it’s just an amazing show and it’s literally like my second home. I’m always there. It’s a big party and we’re going to start filming season three soon. I’m excited for that.”

Anna Maria says that Miley is an amazing girl and they are good friends. “We’re really good friends and I love her a lot. She’s like a big ball of energy and it’s kind of contagious. Every time she’ll walk into the room and literally make everyone smile- hence Smiley! But I love her.”

So does Anna Maria check out her fan sites? She says that she does go to one – AnnaMariaFans.com. She lend them her pics and contributes. “But I think it’s really great because that was my very first fan site, and I know the girl who did it. She was very sweet. I think that’s the only fansite I got to.”

Anna Maria hopes to go to college and pursue musical theater. She says she misses it! “I want to go to college. I have one more year, I have senior year left. But after that I definitely want to go to college. And I do want to do some records, and I’m talking and working with some producers.” She continues, “I think I want to major in the performing arts, or even musical theatre. I miss musical theatre so much. Or even just vocals. Anything to do with the performing arts.”

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