Editing Lalaine (section)

=== Acting career ===
Lalaine is normally credited by her first name only,<ref name=buddy>[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lizzie-mcguire/profile/lalaine-paras.aspx "Lalaine Paras"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830060517/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lizzie-mcguire/profile/lalaine-paras.aspx |date=August 30, 2008 }} August 14, 2007, Buddy Tv</ref> later stating in 2019 that she didn't use her surname because it sounded too "Hispanic/ethnic".<ref name="Magazine"/> Her acting career began when she was cast in the Broadway production of ''[[Les Miserables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' in the roles of Young Cosette and Eponine.<ref name=buddy/> Lalaine made her film debut in 1999 as Theresa in ''Borderline''. Lalaine co-starred with [[Alicia Morton]] as Kate in the 1999 remake of ''[[Annie (1999 film)]]''. ''Annie'' aired on [[The Wonderful World of Disney]] on November 7, 1999. In 2000, she was cast as Miranda Sanchez on the Disney Channel teen sitcom ''Lizzie McGuire'', alongside [[Hilary Duff]]. In early May 2002, she left the show to work on other projects <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-lalaine-lizzie-mcguire-has-been-up-to_n_7235820|title=Here's What Really Happened To Lalaine From 'Lizzie McGuire'|first=Bill|last=Bradley|date=May 14, 2015|website=HuffPost.com}}</ref> and due to a feud with Hilary Duff.<ref>[http://people.com/lizzie-mcguire-hilary-duff-and-lalaine-friendship-disintegrated-over-teen-girl-drama-8719592 Lizzie McGuire's Hilary Duff and Lalaine Fell Out Over 'Teen-Girl Drama' and Career Competition, New Book Alleges <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As a result, Lalaine missed the last 6 episodes produced for the show, which wrapped up filming in late June 2002. Lalaine was also absent in ''[[The Lizzie McGuire Movie]]'' which filmed about 4–5 months after the show wrapped up filming. At the time of the movie, Lalaine was doing concert tours with Radio Disney and filming ''[[You Wish! (film)|You Wish!]]''.<ref>[http://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-lalaine-lizzie-mcguire-has-been-up-to_n_7235820 Here's What Lalaine From 'Lizzie McGuire' Has Been Up To Since The Show Ended <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>