Paloma Cinco Joins Ted Lasso Season 4 as Maria Rojas, Dani's Sister
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Updated · The Independent · Aug 21
Paloma Cinco Joins Ted Lasso Season 4 as Maria Rojas, Dani's Sister
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Aug 21
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Paloma Cinco has joined “Ted Lasso” season 4 as Maria Rojas, the sister of fan-favorite player Dani Rojas, as the show shifts to Ted coaching a women’s team.
Jason Sudeikis said casting Cristo Fernández’s real-life sister fit the series’ habit of using real relationships onscreen to create natural chemistry.
Cinco said she and Fernández pitched the sibling idea themselves, then recorded and sent an audition after Fernández joked in public that Dani’s sister could appear in the 4th season.
The role adds to Fernández’s unusual year: he returned to professional soccer in 2026, earning an El Paso contract after earlier tryouts despite injuries ending his youth playing path.