Paredes won a Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year for her performances in Diversionary Theatre's production of Ballast and as Viola in Old Globe's tour of Twelfth Night.
[2] Early in her career, Paredes performed in The House Theatre of Chicago's West Coast premiere of The Nutcracker with Edred Utomi[3] and in Manifest Destinitis, a Herbert Sigüenza adaptation of The Imaginary Invalid.
[2] In 2016, she appeared in the film South of 8 with Brian Patrick Butler[4] and was nominated for two Craig Noel Awards for her performances in Lydia and Seven Spots on the Sun.
[5] After studying acting at University of San Diego, Paredes made her Old Globe Theatre debut in 2017, portraying Viola in Twelfth Night[1] and winning a Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female.
[6] The following year she performed in American Mariachi with Doreen Montalvo[7] and in El Huracán by Charise Castro Smith at Yale Repertory Theatre under the direction of Laurie Woolery and co-starring Maria-Christina Oliveras.