Paula Graces Talks About 'Defying Gravity'

Former star of The Shield actress Paula Garces stopped by the studio to talk about her new ABC series Defying Gravity,
Defying Gravity follows eight astronauts -- four male and four female -- from five countries as they take part in a Venus-bound six-year international space mission on the spaceship Antares. During the long misson, their past is revealed and they discover they're all connected in some way.
A native of Colombia, Garces grew up in Spanish Harlem. She played Tina Hanlon on the hit series The Shield. Her other acting credits includ Che Guevara, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Garces and her husband Antonio Hernandez own From Earth to You Cafe on 25th Street and 10th Avenue in Chelsea.
The two-hour series premiere of Defying Gravity airs on Sunday, August 2 at 9pm on ABC. For more information, visit abc.go.com/primetime/defyinggravity.
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