[2] Hernandez was born in Margarita Island, Venezuela,[1] to Cuban parents.

[3] She moved to Miami with her family when she was six years old,[1] and began taking acting classes at the age of nine.

Since she got her role in Bella and the Bulldogs, she lives in Los Angeles with her grandmother and with her mother, Mayte.

[4] At age 14, Hernandez starred in the short film Pedro Pan depicting Operation Peter Pan, which relocated more than 14,000 Cuban children to the United States from 1960 to 1962.

[5] Her first major role was as Sophie in the 2015–2016 Nickelodeon television series Bella and the Bulldogs.