{"id":5098505,"date":"2023-05-12T11:35:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=5098505"},"modified":"2023-05-12T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T15:39:51","slug":"who-is-lucy-paez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-lucy-paez-5098505\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Paez: 5 Things To Know About The Actress Playing J.Lo&#8217;s Daughter In &#8216;The Mother&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Lucy Paez stars alongside Jennifer Lopez in the new Netflix movie &#8216;The Mother.&#8217; Get to know this talented rising star.<\/h3>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lucy Paez<\/strong> stars in<em> The Mother.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lucy was born in Mexico.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Mother<\/em> is her first major role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lucypaezofficial\/?hl=en\"  target=\"_blank\"  ><strong>Lucy Paez<\/strong><\/a> is having a breakout moment right now. The young actress plays <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/jennifer-lopez\/\"  ><strong>Jennifer Lopez&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a> daughter in the new Netflix film <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/the-mother-movie-2-4850643\/\"  ><em>The Mother<\/em><\/a>, which is now streaming. J.Lo is a Hollywood powerhouse, and Lucy holds her own and showcases her immense talent in the film.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">So, who is Lucy Paez? The 14-year-old is a bright star amongst Hollywood&#8217;s next generation. <strong>HollywoodLife<\/strong> has rounded up 5 key things to know about Lucy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5098523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5098523\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lucy-Paez-jennifer-lopez-mother-embed2.jpg?resize=620%2C864\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5098523\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lucy-Paez-jennifer-lopez-mother-embed2.jpg?resize=620%2C864\" alt=\"Jennifer Lopez\" width=\"620\" height=\"864\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5098523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Lopez and Lucy Paez at &#8216;The Mother&#8217; premiere. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images for Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Lucy plays Zoe in <em>The Mother<\/em>.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Lucy stars as Zoe in <em>The Mother<\/em>, which follows a deadly female assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she gave up years ago. Jennifer and Lucy play that mother and daughter. Jennifer and Lucy&#8217;s co-stars also include <strong>Omari Hardwick<\/strong>, <strong>Joseph Fiennes<\/strong>, and<strong> Gael Garc\u00eda Bernal<\/strong>. The film debuted on Netflix on May 12.<\/p>\n<h2>Lucy says J.Lo was &#8216;protective&#8217; of her.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Lucy revealed that the mother-daughter dynamic between The Mother and Zoe mirrored the relationship she and Jennifer had in real life. &#8220;I loved working with everyone, and they all treated me so well, but I definitely spent the most time with Jennifer. I really felt the mother-daughter connection on set with her. She was very protective of me and I felt like I could talk to her about anything. She would talk to me in a mentor-best friend-motherly way,&#8221; Lucy told <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/tudum\/articles\/new-netflix-stars-2023?fbclid=PAAaYeGVdA_-yF5CHWGmGS31wlMK_HodxkBPl4UIbHOXOVFH9lODYOLZCPu9s\"  rel=\"nofollow\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Lucy&#8217;s first role was in 2018.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Lucy made her onscreen debut in the 2018 film <em>Silencio<\/em>. She played Lisa in the film. Before <em>The Mother<\/em>, Lucy played <span class=\"ipc-metadata-list-summary-item__li\" aria-disabled=\"false\">Carmen ni\u00f1a in <em>The Exorcism of Carmen Farias<\/em> and had an uncredited role in <em>Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5098522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5098522\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lucy-Paez-jennifer-lopez-mother-embed1.jpg?resize=620%2C414\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5098522\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Lucy-Paez-jennifer-lopez-mother-embed1.jpg?resize=620%2C414\" alt=\"Lucy Paez\" width=\"620\" height=\"414\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5098522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucy Paez as Zoe in &#8216;The Mother.&#8217; (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Lucy was born in Mexico.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Lucy was born in San Pedro Garza Garcia in M\u00e9xico, according to her <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm5515054\/bio\/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm\"  target=\"_blank\"  >IMDb<\/a>. However, she is based in the United States and her hometown is Houston.<\/p>\n<h2>Lucy is a musician.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">Lucy has posted several photos on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CWjey0sPfgi\/?hl=en\"  target=\"_blank\"  >her Instagram<\/a> holding a guitar. She cleverly captioned one photo, &#8220;When It Snows, You Have Two Choices&#8230; Shovel or Make Music.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucy Paez stars alongside Jennifer Lopez in the new Netflix movie &#8216;The Mother.&#8217; Get to know this talented rising star.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109685740,"featured_media":5098524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exclude_post_from_river":false,"_cr_original_post":"","_cr_replace_post_id":"","_cr_replacing_post_id":"","mt_seo_title":"Who Is Lucy Paez? Get To Know J.Lo's Young Co-Star In 'The Mother'","mt_seo_description":"Who is Lucy Paez? 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