Inspired by the music of passion and celebration that followed her family from Cuba, Ella grew up in South Florida eager to learn everything she could about being an actor and musician. This curiosity led her to Carnegie Mellon University where she graduated with a BFA in Music Theatre (‘25).

During her time at CMU, she was honored to play a number of diverse and fulfilling roles, from a grieving Lady Macbeth to the bright and innocent Caroline Neville in the senior musical, Titanic .Throughout her childhood and adult life, she has enjoyed working as a singer and voice actor on various projects including Dora the Explorer and Maná’s album Cama Incendiada . One of her greatest interests is being a part of developing new work, and she is grateful for the opportunities she’s had to work on pieces like the world premiere of Simona’s Search and the first workshop of Spanglish Sh!t.

Since graduating, she has performed as “Abella” in the 54 Below premiere of the new musical Goobye, Nyle, made her film debut as a dancer in the HERSHEY movie, and her television debut as a co-star in CBS’s new legal drama Cupertino‍ . ‍