Reality TV Career
Zavaleta was a cast member of MTV's reality show Road Rules during the Road Rules: South Pacific season. During the season, she was voted off by her team and replaced by Tina Barta.
Cara was originally cast as part of the alumni team in 2007 Road Rules: Viewer's Revenge, but dropped-out before filming began. She was replaced by Susie Meister. She has also participated on several of Real World/Road Rules Challenges including Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet II, and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno III.
Playboy
After her stint on Road Rules, she posed for Playboy, which was planning a pictorial specifically focusing on reality television. Although several other of MTV's The Real World or Road Rules castmembers have appeared in Playboy, Zavaleta holds the distinction of being the only one to appear on Road Rules as well as the Playmate of the Month centerfold (November 2004).
Cara also has the distinction of being photographed by former Saturday Night Live comedian Rob Schneider in a nude, gag pictorial for the Playboy Cyber Club.
Personal Life
Zavaleta briefly dated Dave Giuntoli, one of her former Road Rules co-stars.
She also attended Bowling Green State University for one year before dropping out.
Filmography
* Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno III (2007)
* Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet II (2005)
* Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2006 (2005)
* Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon (2005)
* Road Rules: X-Treme (2 episodes, 2004)
* Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet (2003)
* Road Rules: South Pacific (2003)
