Taken from http://www.heroesrevealed.com/
Shalim Ortiz has landed a recurring role on “Heroes.” He’ll play an immigrant trying to escape his country to get to America with his sister Maya, played by “X-Men 3″ veteran Dania Ramirez.
Shalim Gerardo Ortiz Goyco (born February 26, 1982), is a singer/actor. He is the eldest son of famous Puerto Rican entertainer Elin Ortiz and his wife, the legendary Dominican singer across Latin America, Charytin Goyco.
In 2003 and 2004, Shalim completed a world tour that included stops in Europe and in South America. Shalim is also an advocate of the American Diabetes Association; his father Elin has diabetes, and Shalim has become a spokesman of the ADA for the Hispanic population of the United States.
