Aja Escalera Gomez
- Actress
If a dog is in the movie, they better be alive at the end if you want Latina actress Aja Escalera Gomez to watch it. From the fur babies in her family to volunteering at rescue and adoption events, her love of animals makes up a ridiculously high portion of her personality. While coming from a long line of talented baseball and softball players, and sports being her main focus growing up, her family is also where she gets her affinity for dance, especially Salsa and Cumbia. Born into a multi-generational Mexican American family in San Diego, her immediate and much of her extended family are from the Imperial Valley in CA near the Mexican border. Gomez is also of Cuban, Puerto Rican, and Indian (Punjabi) descent.
A proud UCLA graduate, her passion for blending arts and activism was also inspired by her work on projects with the UCLA Art & Global Health Center.
A proud UCLA graduate, her passion for blending arts and activism was also inspired by her work on projects with the UCLA Art & Global Health Center.