The 19-year-old actress is making her feature film debut as one of Disney's most beloved characters in the live-action 'Moana.' Even with the support of her mom and actor dad, landing the lead role still seemed surreal to Laga'aia.

La australiana de ascendencia samoana e inglesa debuta en la gran pantalla como Moana en la adaptación de acción real de Disney, que se estrena hoy en Ecuador.

Thomas Kail directs this reimagining of the hit 2016 animated feature about a plucky Polynesian teenager’s coming of age, with songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda.