[1] Hurst was born in the Villa Palmeras neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Some of the other comedies in which she participated in the 1960s were Casos y Cosas de la Casa (Cases and Things of the House) with actor Braulio Castillo[3] and Matrimonio y Algo Más (Marriage and Something More).
[2] When Hurst returned to Puerto Rico, she went to work in some of the programs produced by her cousin, Tommy Muñiz.
Among them were La Casa de las Hojas Azules (The House with the Blue Leaves) and La Verdadera Historia de Pedro Navaja (The True Story of Pedro Navaja).
In 1980, Hurst wrote and produced a stage show which she presented at the Condado Beach Hotel in San Juan.
She has also made over thirty television guest appearances in programs such as JAG, NYPD Blue, The King of Queens, The X-Files, ER, Lost, True Blood and a recurring role in Dharma & Greg, where she played the role of "Celia" in sixteen episodes.