Aimee Garcia - The Official Website

TRAUMA! Returns tonight to NBC at 9/8c. We're Back! THANK YOU GUYS FOR WATCHING :

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:28:27 -0800

OK! Magazine's Pre-Oscar Party at Beso in Hollywood

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:38:00 -0800

Aimee Garcia receives "Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Series" award at the Impact Awards

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:01:00 -0800

February 26 2010 - Aimee Garcia receives the award for "Outstanding Performance in a Dramatic Series" for her role as "Marisa Benez" on NBC's TV Show Trauma at the 13th Annual NHMC Impact Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills California.

SEE MORE PHOTOS

Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that NEW Trauma episodes will be coming back March 8 after the Olympics. Monday nights 9/8c on NBC

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:08:10 -0800

Aimee Garcia at NBC Press Tour in Pasadena

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:55:00 -0800

PASADENA CA - JANUARY 10: Aimee Garcia arrives at NBC Universal's Press Tour Cocktail Party at Langham Hotel on January 10 2010 in Pasadena California.

"Nicole" from the Family Guy episode "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag". Voice of Aimee Garcia.

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:41:00 -0800

See the Family Guy Wikia Page for Aimee Garcia from her guest voice on Family Guy. She was the voice of "Nicole" in the season 8 episode "Brian's Got A Brand New Bag"

Cover of Beverly Hills 213 Magazine

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:31:00 -0800

READ MORE

Interview with Aimee Garcia and the cast of the George Lopez Show from Lopez Tonight

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:35:00 -0800

George Lopez Show Family Reunion on Lopez Tonight. Tonight at 8pm and 11pm on TBS!!!

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:55:39 -0800

Pictures from the Family Guy Something Something Something Dark-Side DVD release party

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:04:00 -0800

BEVERLY HILLS CA - DECEMBER 12: Actress Aimee Garcia attends Family Guy's 'Something Something Something Dark-Side' DVD release party at a private residence on December 12 2009 in Beverly Hills California.

SEE MORE PICTURES

Exclusive! Trauma Star Aimee Garcia Shares Her Beauty Must-Haves With You! - HollywoodLife.com

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:56:00 -0800

Want to know how your favorite helicopter EMT stays gorgeous?

Aimee Garcia plays a butt-kicking helicopter pilot and Iraqi war vet as the star of NBC’s medical drama Trauma but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t know a thing or two about staying pretty. “I get to sit in a 2 million helicopter and get my hands dirty with fake blood. It’s a very physical show and I get bruises the size of softballs” Aimee says. Her quick fix? “I cover them up with Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage – just mix the two shades together and your purple bruise is gone!” Check out more of the Latina beauty’s secrets below! – Marta Topran

READ MORE on Aimee Garcia's beauty secrets at www.HollywoodLife.com

Here's a clip from the last episode of 2009...TRAUMA will be back on NBC after the Winter Olympics in Spring 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:22:38 -0800

Interview with Aimee Garcia and cover of the December 2 2009 issue of Steppin' Out Magazine

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:44:20 -0800

READ THE FULL INTERVIEW with Chaunce Hayden at www.Steppinoutmagazine.com or pages 50-55 in the hard copy issue

Somehow my copter disappears tonight but I still love this city...Make sure to watch. 9/8c on NBC :

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:00:40 -0800

As I mentioned a couple weeks ago this is the church where Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe took their wedding pictures in 1954 and where DiMaggio's funeral was held. This is also where Rabbit Tyler and I pick up a patient in tonight's episode. Built in 1884 St. Peter and Paul's Church has been featured in many films including Clint Eastwood's "Dirty Harry" and "The Ten Commandments."

Make sure to check out tonight's Thanksgiving episode

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:13:00 -0800

Ducks turkeys and chickens guest star on tonight's "Thanksgiving" episode.

A local farmer brought in 12 turkeys 12 ducks and 20 chickens. They worked for four hours. Lucky!

For tonight's episode we not only rented livestock but also an old decommissioned 747 AIRCRAFT from an airplane graveyard outside of Los Angeles.

You won't be able to tell when you look at the plane tonight but the FRONT section is from a BRAND NEW plane that had just gone out of service. The REAR TAIL section is from AN OLDER plane that had already been used in many films so we were able to SET IT ON FIRE literally.

Here's my blog for tonight's episode...M'aidez. You'll see why its called "MAYDAY" tonight

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:00 -0800

This episode rocked my world literally. I was hanging from a 160-foot construction crane six stories high. And yes the helicopter was rocking.

The helicopter and I hung over a tank that was

60 feet wide
5 feet deep and contained
100000 gallons of water

Article from this week's New York Daily News: NY VUE

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:49:32 -0800

Pictures from the Great Chefs of LA event to benefit the National Kidney Foundation

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:56:00 -0800

See More

Here's my blog...Make sure to watch tonight's episode!!! There's a little bit of love in Marisa's life. Soldiers need some action too ;

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:40:00 -0800

One of my favorite San Francisco neighborhoods will be featured in tonight's episode -- North Beach! If you haven't been to North Beach it's the "Little Italy" of San Francisco. Home to Jack Kerouac birthplace of Joe DiMaggio and where he took his wedding pictures with Marilyn Monroe we actually will shoot in front of the church in an upcoming episode and one of the most loved neighborhoods in the country. North Beach is full of history.

I love the Italian food culture and Marisa's CAR! Apparently she has a thing for Italians too.

You can only see the BACK of it in this picture but it's an Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce. It's a stick shift and I learned how to drive it the day of so hopefully they'll cut before I stall the car.

As you can see in this pic that I took between takes the production of Trauma takes over the city streets... today North Beach.

Check out Family Guy Sunday night 8pm on FOX...I'll be the voice of "Nicole"

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:31:00 -0800

They switched episodes a couple weeks back when I originally posted that I would be on but watch this Sunday at 8/7c to see me as the guest voice of Nicole.

THANK YOU for watching TRAUMA last night!!!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:21:07 -0800

We had more than 6 million viewers! To show my appreciation, I’d like to send you all a personal Thank You and autographed picture in the mail to the first 100 people who send me a message on my website www.Aimee-Garcia.com . TRAUMA is becoming more popular every week. And, it’s all because of you guys. THANK YOU!!

More action from the set of Trauma

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:47:00 -0800

A Tourist Attraction

By Aimee Garcia
November 2 2009 3:00 PM

How do you flip a 3.5 ton ambulance?

You clean out the back of the rig attach giant pistons under one side and then FIRE PISTONS AT THE GROUND to flip over the ambulance at the moment of impact.

Do not try this at home.

Like I've said before most of the stunts are REAL versus computer generated. For example the car that crashes into Nancy and Glen's rig tonight was going 35 MPH at the moment of impact. There is a good chance that the ambulance would have flipped naturally but to be sure and also add to the visual exhibition the pistons were used to flip the ambulance shown above. It's fun to watch at home and unbelievable to watch in person.

Christopher Collins Boutique Opening in San Francisco October 22nd

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:30:49 -0700

Christopher Collins Boutique Gallery in San Francisco :: 944
Source: 944.com

The Halloween Episode!

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:24:15 -0700

ME Doing Medicine

By Aimee Garcia
October 26, 2009 3:39 PM

Tonight is our Halloween episode, and there is no better place for it than San Francisco. There is no shortage of action in this city, and you would think that Marisa had done or seen everything there is to see after serving in the Army. However, driving a beat-up ambulance, flying a mermaid, and becoming a medic somehow never made the list.

Rabbit and I do arrive by AMBULANCE in this episode, and you'll see me drive this beat-up rig. I couldn't see ANYTHING, so I had to look out the SIDE window.

This episode is also the first time I have to do proper MEDICAL PROCEDURES ON-CAMERA.

Originally, I was supposed to be a helicopter pilot. But, as you noticed in the second episode, they started bringing Marisa out of the copter. Tonight, Marisa will show off her new EMT skills.

Marisa doing medicine = ME doing medicine.

READ MORE

Interview from the George Lopez Golf Tournament for the National Kidney Foundation

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:05:06 -0700

Esquire Magazine "9 Beautiful New Faces Making Us Excited for TV's Return"

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:26:20 -0700

Check out my interview with Soledad O'Brien today on CNN at 3:35 EST

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:10:29 -0700

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/10/07/lia.aimee.garcia.cnn

GIANT Magazine October 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:14:23 -0700

Page 57

Behind-the-Scenes of Trauma

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:06:00 -0700

Today I walked into the make-up trailer and saw a dummy waiting to be touched up for his big car crash scene. You might think I was surprised, but on the set of Trauma you have to expect ANYTHING: prosthetic fingers, wigs, and of course, fake blood... this time it was a narcissistic hunk of plastic...

...So I waited my turn.

We shoot in the streets of San Francisco or on Treasure Island, so the LOCATIONS are real. Sometimes we aren't.

Continue Reading at NBC.com/Trauma

Interview with TV Guide

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:19:22 -0700

Trauma Star Aimee Garcia on Playing in the Boys' Club
- Oct 18, 2009 10:00 PM ET by Robyn Ross

ET Interview with Kevin Rankin and Aimee Garcia

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:39:57 -0700

Marisa Benez character profile from NBC.com

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:21:08 -0700

Scene with Rabbit and Marisa from "Trauma" Monday 10/5/09

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:19:14 -0700

Thanks for watching last night...Here's a little behind the scenes from my blog

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:54:30 -0700

BAD DAY AT WORK

By Aimee Garcia
October 12, 2009 2:40 PM

Tonight's episode kicks off with the "eyeball scene." (You'll see why we called it that tonight. Let's just say it's nasty). In this scene, Marisa is out for a jog when she hears two cars collide. This is what paramedics call an MVA or (Motor Vehicle Accident).

Trauma is a very physical show...

I'm glad I was keeping up with my cardio because THE NIGHT BEFORE shooting, I got a new scene. It said, "Marisa sprints down the Embarcadero... running like someone who is used to pushing themselves."

I immediately started stretching.

SOMA Magazine: October 2009 The People Issue

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:47:22 -0700

Page 36 "People on the Verge"

Aimee Garcia Deals With 'Trauma'

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:39:57 -0700

October 12, 2009 By: Scott Harris

"It's like 'ER' times 10."

That's how actress Aimee Garcia described her new show 'Trauma' to us when we caught up to her recently. The medical drama, which airs Mondays at 9PM as part of NBC's revamped line-up, "pushes the envelope on all levels. It's like 'ER', but instead of opening someone's throat in an operating room, you're opening someone's throat in a moving helicopter."

Garcia, who plays pilot Marisa Benez, dished about riding along on actual 911 calls, hanging from a crane and feedback from real-life EMTs.

Check me out on an all new Family Guy tomorrow Sunday at 9/8c on Fox...I'll be doing a guest voice

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:04:13 -0700

Interview with Mr. Media Radio from this morning 10/5/2009

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:56:02 -0700

Interviews on Blog Talk Radio http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mrmedia/200...

Trauma star Aimee Garcia brings beauty and smarts to saving Mr. Media Aimee Garcia stars as tough young helicopter pilot Marisa Benez in NBCs new ensemble medical drama series Trauma. The show airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ...

My blog from tonight's episode :

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:02:36 -0700

CHAOS TO PARADISE

October 5, 2009 4:59 PM Shooting in San Francisco's Embarcadero
Tonight, there will be an "incident" at a street fair, and we touch down the copter on the now trashed "Embarcadero" (the eastern waterfront roadway of the San Francisco Port). In fact, it looked SO TRASHED, that when a couple of local joggers saw the set they asked if everyone was okay.
It didn't just LOOK real, it FELT real, maybe that's because the action you'll see tonight WAS real.
Between the wind, dirt and blood, we felt like we were in a war zone. And, not to give anything away, but YES that is a real car tonight.

The NY TIMES showing some love

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:36:29 -0700

Troubled Workers Tackle Emergencies by the Bay

By MIKE HALE Published: September 27, 2009
...The new NBC series “Trauma,” beginning on Monday night, appears to be more purist. The action stops just inside the hospital door. Jamey Sheridan (“Law & Order: Criminal Intent”), as the top doctor in the emergency room at the fictional San Francisco City Hospital, is the only major character in the pilot episode who isn’t a paramedic or a helicopter pilot...
...Aimee Garcia makes the biggest impression in the premiere as a newbie helicopter pilot who won’t put up with Reuben’s behavior.
READ MORE

iVillage Interview

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:32:02 -0700

Aimee Garcia on Why 'Trauma' Is the Riskiest Med Show on TV

PAT SANDORA ON SEP 28, 2009 AT 5:57PM

You play EMT helicopter pilot Marisa Benez on the show. What's Marisa like?

Marisa is the girl you want to have on your side when you're faced with possible death. She's a war veteran. She's in her 20s, but you'd never know it. She's used to flying helicopters and she's used to transporting injured Navy SEALs from point A to point B while being shot at. She's seen things that most of us will never see in our lifetime. Marisa's not afraid to speak her mind and she can hold her own and isn't afraid to throw a punch once in a while.

I'm having a blast playing her. It's rare to find a character who feels very comfortable in the boys club and lets her technical skill speak for itself.

Latina.com

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:02:03 -0700

NBC's New "Trauma" Queen Aimee Garcia Dishes on Her New Role

by Lee Hernandez

I just met Aimee Garcia, and already I love her! The Mexican/Puerto Rican actress—who you might remember from her role as George Lopez’s niece Veronica on The George Lopez Show—is the perfect example of what it means to be a Wise Latina (she should go ahead and buy herself one of those fabulous shirts we’re selling!). She’s smart and hardworking (she had three majors in college: Economics, Journalism, and French (for fun!), she’s a philanthropist who donates her time to various causes and charities (including the National Kidney Foundation), and she’s sublimely sweet. Best of all, Garcia, 30, is about to become a big TV star this fall with her role as war-veteran turned badass helicopter pilot Marissa Benez on NBC’s groundbreaking new drama Trauma. READ MORE

Mens Book Chicago Fall 2009

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:49:53 -0700

http://aimee-garcia.smugmug.com/People/Press/9591834_hTkfS646415856_H4MxN-X3-LB

My blog about our preparation and filming of tonight's premiere episode

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:20:16 -0700

As you'll see in the first episode tonight, this show is fast and intense. From shutting down a major freeway in San Francisco for five days, to our EMT ride-alongs, what you see is what you get.

Marisa's helicopter landing in the middle of the I-280 freeway

We shot 18 scenes on the I-280 freeway, with a crew of more than 100 people, in five days, between the hours of 10am and 4pm (we had to be off before rush hour)...

Read More

Great review on Trauma from the Washington Post

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:33:49 -0700

'Trauma': Thrills With A Human Touch

By Tom Shales Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 28, 2009
Cynics might scoff that on "Trauma ," NBC's explosive new action series about a San Francisco medical-rescue team, the best acting is done by the helicopters. The whirlybirds get a very large amount of screen time in the hour-long drama that premieres Monday night. Considering the relative lowliness of the genre, however, the show looks to be encouragingly human and dramatically respectable just the same....
....Aimee Garcia, as fellow helicopter pilot Maria Benez, registers strongly as well, her character modulated with moments of self-doubt and an anxiety acquired during service in Iraq. Her character is among those rife with possibilities for future episodes.

Read More

My new blog at NBC.com "From the Set of Trauma." I'll be posting a behind-the-scenes peek at Trauma each week.

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:15:24 -0700

Hey guys, it's Aimee Garcia. I play the EMT helicopter pilot on NBC's new show Trauma, Peter Berg's action-packed medical drama about a group of heroic EMTs in San Francisco.

By now, I'm sure you've seen Trauma promos with helicopter crashes and tanker explosions. And, you're probably wondering how many of those stunts are real, how much of the show is computer generated, and if we're really shooting in San Francisco. Well, I decided to write this blog to give you guys behind-the-scenes access to each episode and answer your questions.

YES. We do a lot of our own stunts.
NO. We don't shoot in a Los Angeles sound stage. We shoot in San Francisco and almost all of the actors have re-located to the Bay area.

My new website is officially up and running at www.Aimee-Garcia.com Check it out and let me know what you think.

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:53:55 -0700