Maria Shantanova

Native Siberian/ Mongolian model and actress. Was in few independent projects for keeping the Buryat language in Siberia and feature films. Signed first modeling contract with Nestle (Beijing) and became the face of the coffee Nescafe Gold (2007-2009 yr) in China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. After such a stellar debut she was noticed by the Hong Kong branch of the international Elite Model Management. In 2008, Maria signed a contract with Elite Hong Kong. In 2011, Maria signed a contract with one of the leading modeling agencies in Singapore - Diva Model Management.She was watched attentively by public and mass media back home, So in 2012, the famous Russian film director, artist - Production Solbon Lygdenov and the company "MonUla Films" who offered Maria to try herself on one of the leading roles in the youth drama. She decided to take courses in acting, Teachers from "East Siberian State Institute of Culture" taught her range of acting skills. In 2014, famous online magazine dedicated to anthropology of man and his role in history and culture, published an article-ranking of the most beautiful famous women of the Republic of Buryatia, where she was on the top 1. In the same year, various Russian media publishers have made article-rating of the most beautiful representatives of different people in Russia, in which Maria was declared as the most beautiful woman as representative of Buryatia.

Work for Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles since 2016. Filming comedy series since 2021.