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Allegra Acosta Biography

Birth Place:
El Paso, Texas, United States
Profession
Actor, singer, songwriter, dancer

Fast Facts

  • Daughter of Mexican immigrants
  • Grew up in a tightknit Mexican community
  • In 2012, won Singer of the Year at a convention in Los Angeles where she found her manager
  • Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was 9, so she could pursue her acting career
  • Found out she got the role of Molly Hernandez in Runaways while she was in Texas at her uncle's wedding
  • As the only minor on the cast of Runaways, had to do three to five hours of school
  • A member of the SuperStars Dance Academy

Relationships

  • David Acosta -- Father
  • Yara Acosta -- Mother
  • Valentina Acosta -- Sister