Born Christina Marie Fuentes on June 3, 1989 in Rochester, NY to parents Larry and Camille Fuentes. She has two younger brothers. Fuentes grew up in the small town of Avon just outside of Rochester where she graduated high school. The family has Puerto Rican roots via her father's side where he was born in Brooklyn, NY. Lucky Luciano Fuentes was her grandfather who was a big gangster in which the film "The Cross and the Switch Blade" (Erik Estrada's first film) was based on the gang. At the age of 15, she began modeling in which she won Miss Teen Rochester in 2005. Over the next several years she has been featured in various print and runway projects. It wasn't until college where Fuentes was bit by the acting bug. Now with several commercials, shorts films and more under her belt; Fuentes is ready to take on more challenging roles.
