Luscious brunette knockout Maria Checa was born on July 29, 1970 in Bogota, Columbia. Checa moved to Florida with her family when she was a child. An accomplished artist, Maria attended both the Maryland Institute College of Art and the New World School of Arts in Miami, Florida. She was the Playmate of the Month in the August, 1994 issue of "Playboy." Checa posed for a bunch of "Playboy" special edition publications and was featured in a handful of "Playboy" videos. Maria acted in the films "Seven Coffees on a Week" and "From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money." She's also a former Hollywood Sportsbook calendar girl. On December 18, 2008 Checa was named in a legal complaint about insider trading: Her former boyfriend Jamil A. Bouchareb provided both her and others with information ahead of public announcements of mergers and acquisitions which enabled everyone to trade stocks and make over four million dollars in illegal profits. Maria Checa lives in Greensboro, North Carolina.