Maite Jáuregui was born in Los Angeles, California, to a creative family of storytellers & musicians and a few years later they all moved to Madrid, Spain, where she soon began playing violin, dancing flamenco & taking acting classes. Her first role in the big screen came with the multi-awarded film Planta 4 (The 4th Floor), directed by Antonio Mercero (Boca Boca producciones).