because of her incredible resemblance to shirley temple in her childhood years, garcia was evidently destined to be an actress. at just four years she made her debut in a telenovela. in 1976 it appeared for the first time on the big screen. 1980 was the year of the debut of isabela, in the telenovela "água viva", where she played maria helena, the tender orphan girl of a mother who enters the lives of all the characters of the story. garcia was the daughter of a radio actor.