1. To start, Xochitl Gomez started acting at age 5 after her mom signed her up for musical theater.
2. One of her first major recurring roles was as Dawn Schafer in the Netflix reboot of The Baby-Sitters Club.
3. Now, she's part of the MCU playing America Chavez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
4. Xochitl was born on April 29, 2006, meaning she recently celebrated her16th birthday and can finally get her driver's license.
5. She's a California native.
6. Xochitl was only 13 when she first auditioned for the role of the teen superhero, America.
7. Xochitl gives a lot of credit to her mom for her success.
8. Fellow MCU actor Anthony Mackie once served as her acting coach.
9. She learned how to skateboard during her days off from set.
10. As a kid, Xochitl looked up to Selena Gomez and Dora the Explorer.
11. Her name means "flower" in Nahuatl, an indigenous language of Mexico.
12. One of her guilty pleasures? Watching reality TV just like the rest of us.
13. She's an only child.
14. She used to have a fear of heights.
15. Ahead of landing her leading role in the Doctor Strange sequel, she put her martial arts training to good use and worked closely with a stuntman to get prepped.
16. She currently has over a million followers on the 'gram alone.
17. Xochitl gets her style inspiration from the 1940s and '50s, rocking those retro looks on the red carpet often.
18. The actor has learned not to sweat when it comes to haters.
19. And finally, she hopes her new role in the MCU will inspire audiences.
