María Luisa Garita

María Luisa "Lulú" Garita is a Costa Rican actress, performance artist, and educator. Selected for Berlinale Talents 2025, Garita stars as Vilma in Bye Bye, Paraíso (2026), directed by Kim Elizondo Navarro, which premiered in the Official Selection of the Málaga Film Festival. The film marks her first leading role in a feature-length motion picture. Since beginning her stage career in 2006, Garita has appeared in more than thirty theatre productions while developing a parallel practice in performance art and voice work. She holds degrees in Dramatic Arts and Political Science from the Univer…