In the Lifetime holiday movie Feliz NaviDAD, Mario Lopez plays David Morales, high school principal and single dad. It’s his teenage daughter Noel who convinces him to join a dating app. When he’s matched with a gorgeous musician named Sophie (AnnaLynne McCord), who visiting her father for the holidays, they agree to casually date.
Noel is portrayed by Paulina Chávez. The 18-year-old actress is best known for her starring role in the Netflix series The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia. (Mario Lopez is the co-creator of the show!)
Paulina plays 15-year-old Ashley, the youngest robotics engineer and rocket scientist working for NASA. See trailer below.
Feliz NaviDAD airs again on Lifetime on Wednesday, December 23 at 8 pm.
