Cindy Vela

Vela was born in Brownsville, Texas. She later lived in Olmito. where she was the lead saxophonist in the jazz band and concert band. She later received a bachelor of arts degree in music education. directed the band at Harlingen High School. In 2000, she won the title of Miss Latina. A photographer discovered her while she was in college and Vela moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and modeling. ==Career==

Vela has played supporting roles in Mexican-American productions including Harvest of Redemption (2007), Desdemona: A Love Story (2009), and Thou Shalt Not Kill (2014). Vela's first appearance is in 2005 drama Puños rosas, in an uncredited role. In a 2009 film Ready or Not, she played one of Alex Rocco's mistress. She was praised for her role in Desdemona: A Love Story (2009), which won best feature film at the Boston Film Festival. Vela appeared in a music video for Kris Allen's "The Truth" in 2010. In 2012, she appeared in Black November, as agent Consuelos. She appeared as a TV reporter in a 2016 film Camino starring Zoë Bell. Vela appeared in the film ''It's Gawd (2017) as Lucy. The video was covered by MSNBC Caught on Camera, for which Vela gave an interview. In an interview with Herald de Paris, Vela states that she realised the impact of Exhibit B-5'' when she began to be asked for interviews from foreign media outlets. She was handpicked for the campaign by designer Ximena Valero. She appeared in campaigns for Motorola, OPI Products and Wells Fargo. and ''L'Estilo'' magazine. ==Personal life==

Vela is a trained saxophonist. Vela began dating actor Kiefer Sutherland in 2014. They kept their relationship private up until 2017. Vela toured with Sutherland and his band to promote his album Down in a Hole. Vela and Sutherland became engaged in 2017.'' ==Filmography==