[6][7] A photographer discovered her while she was in college and Vela moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and modeling.
[4] 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).
[6] One of Ray Bradbury final plays he produced, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suite, featured Vela.
[citation needed] Vela appears in the film Run Hide Fight distributed by The Daily Wire and released in 2020 as the character Ms. Nunez, a Spanish teacher caught in the midst of a school shooting.
Vela appeared in the short film Exhibit-B5 directed by Kyle Rankin and co-starring Corin Nemec and Mircea Monroe.
[10][11] The video was covered by MSNBC Caught on Camera, for which Vela gave an interview.
[6] Her brother Freddy is a local news and weather anchor in the Rio Grande Valley.
[16] As of 2019[update], Vela resides in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, with Sutherland.