ALERT: ET To Preview New Season Of 'CSI: Miami'

Entertainment Tonight is set to spill the beans on CSI: Miami's new season, and already received word on who will be portraying newcomer Natalia Boa Vista.

In a segment that will air tonight, the entertainment program will announce Boa Vista will be played by actress Eva LaRue. Fans may recognize her from her role on the soap opera All My Children, in which she portrayed Maria Santos Grey. He latest television appearances include George Lopez, Hope and Faith, Soul Food and Third Watch.

LaRue has been tapped to portray Boa Vista on Miami for 13 episodes with the possibility of expanding the number later on. Boa Vista is Miami's new DNA analyst, a no-nonsense Latina who shakes up the whole lab. "She's a no crap-taker girl," La Rue told Entertainment Tonight. "She's also very straightforward. I think she's likable; she's just not going to put up with anybody's crap. What you see is what you get."

But unlike the other lab techs on Miami, Boa Vista's work is specific to one area. "She's only allowed to work on cold cases -- or unsolved cases -- and that's what her federal grant is for and it's very specific," LaRue added. "If she starts working on any other cases she'll lose her grant and everyone will lose all their equipment. Of course, they want her to work on their current cases but there's nothing she can do."

Which has the entire lab walking on eggshells. The character is set to clash with CSIs Delko and Duquesne in the first two episodes of the season and the rest of her stay doesn't look too harmonious. Added co-star Emily Procter (Calleigh Duquesne), "Calleigh might think she's bringing trouble!"

Just like her character, LaRue revealed she's having a bit of a hard time adjusting to the show. Not in regards to her co-stars, but with the script. "The DNA lingo is like speaking Japanese," she said. "It's like learning a whole new language."

To find out when tonight's segment of ET will air in your area, and to learn more about Miami's new season, visit ET Online.

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