America is the youngest of six children, all her siblings have college degrees, so it was important for her to make sure she didn't skip college for acting. She is a double major at USC, and she says, while in school, she wants to concentrate on feature films and movies of the week for tv. Her parents are Honduran, and she was raised in a single parent house with her mother. Her mother is a hotel executive who is in charge of housecleaning staff.

America has said that she grew up in her mom's office basically. She has been in 2 feature films (Gotta Kick It Up and Real Women Have Curves, and she will be appearing in Plainsong which is a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that will air on CBS this fall (2003.) She also starred in the play The Have Little. She has done school and community plays as well.

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