The expected series “Merlina” recently arrived on Netflix and immediately began to break records, millions of people around the world rushed to see the production directed largely by the visionary Tim Burton and starring the young Jenna Ortega who, to the surprise of many, had a role in the MCU and we will tell you what it is.
Ortega was born in Palm Desert, California at the age of 20 and is shaping up to be one of the great stars of the future, but many overlooked what was actually his debut on the big screen, a small role in the MCU that was not even the most staunch fans of Marvel relate to the now protagonist of “Merlina”.
The role of Jenna Ortega that nobody remembers, but that changed her acting career forever
The talent of the young actress is undeniable, you only need to take a walk through the 8 episodes of “Merlina” to realize it, but contrary to what many people think, this is not the first time that she has shared the screen with greats. performance names.
At just 11 years old, the actress got under the skin of the daughter of the President of the United States in the highly controversial “Iron Man 3”, where she had the pleasure of working with industry giants like Robert Downey Jr. , Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley and Jon Favreau.
Despite her young age, this role served the actress a lot, since her few minutes on screen put her in the crosshairs of some major studios, with which she managed to continue climbing in Hollywood until the immense international success of “Merlina”. ”
The bright future of Jenna Ortega
As if the incredible present of the actress was not enough, rumors recently began to appear that relate her again to the MCU, in what could be another of the great steps in her young life as an interpreter, since it is proposed that she participate in Daredevil: Born Again.
What will be the triumphant return of “the man without fear” after passing through Netflix, could mean the return, hopefully just as triumphant, of Jenna Ortega to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, although it is completely unknown what character she could be playing or how involved you are with the production.