Maria Checa

Acting Appreciation 

When I was a senior in high school, I subscribed to Playboy Magazine. I'm not sure if I sent in a check or if I used my dad's credit card, unbeknownst to him. 

Since I still lived with my parents, I would rush home everyday to check the mail for my magazine. Sometimes I wasn't so luck to grab the mail before mom. I'm sure I lost a few magazines due to her arriving home earlier than me. 

Anyway, there was one month I remember vividly because it featured Carol Shaya on the cover and Maria Checa, a stunning brunette, as centerfold Playmate of the Month. 

Maria Checa was born on July 29, 1970 in Bogotá, Colombia. She moved to Florida with her family as a child. She attended the New World School of Arts, a high school for artistically gifted teens. Around that time, she began a modeling career at the age of 15.  

After graduating high school, she attended Maryland Institute College of Art. Finances forced her to return to Miami, where she became a makeup artist for photo shoots as well as a model. 

At the time, what caught my attention was reading Checa's data sheet. She's an artist. Checa is a self-proclaimed visual artist, with interest in black and white photography, painting, charcoal sketching, sculpting, and mixed media art.   

She was my ideal mate. Her turn-ons and turnoffs matched mine. She liked romantic candlelight dinners overseeing the ocean at sunset, and hated dishonest people and those who are late. Plus, she's petite, 5'2". 

Soon after being featured in the January 1994 Playboy 40th Anniversary edition, she grew in popularity. She posed for several Playboy special edition publications and appeared in many Playboy videos. 

As a model, Checa has appeared in numerous magazines and worked for major fashion brands. She acted in the films Seven Coffees on a Week and From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money. 

by Rodney Ray (@rrayimages)

by Miguel Herrera (@miguelherreraphoto)

By Richard Fegley

Sources:

IMDB

Roll On Colombia, PLAYBOY, August 1994, pg. 94-101

https://www.allmovie.com/artist/maria-checa-p534290

https://www.instagram.com/mariacheca01/

https://www.instagram.com/rrayimages/

https://mypmates.club/1994/Miss-August/Maria-Checa

https://www.morazzia.com/maria-checa-05.html

https://www.playboymagaustralia.com/?p=1130