A Peruvian actress, born in Lima, Peru. She went to University of California at Irvine, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Comparative Literature. She immigrated to California when she was 3 years old and settled in the Orange County city of Mission Viejo. She gained recognition when she appeared in The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006-2013). She is known for Changing Hands (2010), Erica, Kieran and Lexi (2010), and Squeegees (2008).