Ana Cristina is an American singer/actress/songwriter. Born in Miami, she is a first-generation Cuban-American of Spanish, Italian, and English ancestry. She became the first Hispanic person to perform "The Star- Spangled Banner" at the 2005 Presidential Inauguration. She performed at the White House for Hispanic Heritage Month before the President of the United States and the Crown Prince of Spain in 2006. That year she recorded the theme song for the World Cup Germany for the Univision TV Network, "You Can Change the World," and its bilingual counterpart, "El Mundo Puedes Cambiar". She was a former Miss South Florida USA 2011. Ana Cristina has released records for Sony Music, after being signed at 15. She is fluent in English and Spanish and writes her songs using guitar and piano. She was interested in theatre and acting her whole life and has studied at many Florida institutes. After moving to Los Angeles, she studied at Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica. Ana has two sisters, Marisa and Aileen, who are 13 and 10 years her senior. She enjoys staying fit by doing yoga, hiking and cycling. Her hobbies include dancing, cooking, watching movies, swimming, traveling, and anything to do with water. In 2010 She graduated from Florida International University with a Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism. She resides in Los Angeles and has a cavalier King Charles spaniel mix named Hope. - IMDb Mini Biography By: True Gift Entertainment (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
