1986–2014: Early life and career Contreras was born in
McAllen, Texas, on 24 December 1986, to Mexican parents Blanca Pérez and Efrain Contreras Puente. She grew up in
Río Bravo, Tamaulipas. She speaks both English and Spanish. She moved to
Mexico City in 2002 at age 15 to join the
reality show Pop Stars, in which she was a finalist and member of a group, ''T'detila'', who released an album with the same name. In 2003, she took acting classes in the
Televisa's
Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) in Mexico City. In 2005, Contreras portrayed Juanita Sánchez in her debut telenovela,
Barrera de amor. In 2006, she participated in a production of
Grease. That same year, Contreras played Claudia in the telenovela
Duelo de Pasiones. From 2008 to 2009, Ana also starred as Violeta Madrigal in the telenovela
Juro que te amo. From 2010 to 2011, Contreras played the lead role of Aurora Alcázar on
Teresa. She also played Carol in the musical
Timbiriche. Contreras later starred in the telenovela
La que no podía amar as Ana Paula Carmona from 2011 to 2012. In 2013, she portrayed Maricruz Olivarez in the telenovela
Corazón indomable, a remake of
Marimar which achieved international success. In 2014, Contreras appeared in the Mexican film
Volando bajo, directed by Beto Gómez. That same year, she was host of the
Premios Juventud. In 2015, Contreras played the lead role of Verónica Prado Castelo in the telenovela
Lo imperdonable. She sang "Como perdonar", the telenovela's theme, on the soundtrack.
2015–present: Further acting In 2015, she also starred in the movie
Tunnel 19. Contreras starred as Goyita Vera in
Blue Demon in 2016, and as Alejandra Ponce in
Por amar sin ley in 2018. From 2018 to 2019, Contreras starred as
Cristal Jennings in the
second season of
The CW's prime time soap opera reboot,
Dynasty, in her first English language role. ==Personal life==