Kristin Lisa Herrera (born February 21, 1989) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as

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on the first season of the

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series ''

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'' and as Lourdes Del Torro on ''

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''.

Career

Herrera was born in

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on February 21, 1989. She has two older brothers and a sister, named Ryan, Justin and Ashley. She is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent and speaks fluent

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. She attended Hillcrest Christian School in

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. Herrera has been acting in commercials since she was six. Her first TV role was in a phone service commercial. Other roles include Eleena on ''

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'', Aimee Varga on ''

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'', Sophie on ''

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'', Katie on '' 7th Heaven'' and Frederika in '' ER''. In 2004, at 15, Herrera was cast as

in ''

'', Zoey Brooks (

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) and Nicole Bristow's (

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) roommate. After the first season, Herrera was unceremoniously written out from working on ''Zoey 101'' because the producers thought she looked too old next to her co-stars, though it was never confirmed by

. It was also stated that there was bullying on set, where she pushed Nikolas. She was replaced by the character Lola Martinez (

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). She also co-starred in feature film ''

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'' opposite

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. In 2008, Herrera stopped taking acting roles. Her last acting role was on the soap opera ''

''. In 2020, she reunited with the ''

'' cast on the television show ''

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''.

Personal life

On July 15, 2016, Herrera announced via Instagram that she is engaged to long time partner, Daniel Novak. Their engagement ended shortly afterward. However, on February 14, 2020, she announced that she is engaged to Novak again. They got married on October 26, 2022. In November 17, 2021 she announced on Instagram that she is pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to her child on May 23, 2022.

Filmography

Film roles

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Television roles

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'' ,

, Main role (season 1) , - , 2006 , ''

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'' , Rose Martinez , Episode: "White Balance" , - , 2020 , ''

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References

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Bibliography

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External links

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