Christian Marie Serratos, born as Christian Marie Bernardi, is an American actress and model who is primarily known for playing the role of Rosita Espinosa in the TV series ‘The Walking Dead’ that airs on AMC in the US. She is also famous for portraying Angela Weber in ‘The Twilight Saga’ movies and Suzie Crabgrass in Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide series telecast on Nickelodeon.
In 2020, she starred as the protagonist Selena in the Netflix series ‘Selena: The Series’.
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Early Life
Christian was born on September 21, 1990 in Pasadena, California. Her mother works at ACSPR as a marketing and public relations agent. She is also a jewelry designer. Her father is employed as a set construction worker. Her mother is of Mexican descent while her father has Italian ancestry.
Serratos grew up in Burbank, California. She started figure skating when she was just three years old. She even skated competitively. Her coaches were impressed by her skills and were thinking of her competing in the Olympics.
The Ford Modeling Agency signed her when she was only 7 years old.
Career
Christian began her career as an actress with the role of Suzie Crabgrass in the children’s series ‘Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide’. It ran for 2 seasons from 2004 to 2007.
She made her movie debut with the hit ‘The Twilight Saga’ romantic-horror movie series. For her role she won the Supporting Young Actress trophy in the ‘Best Performance in a Feature Film’ category in 2009 at the 30th Young Artist Awards. She reprised her role in the next two sequels of the series.
She was featured in the video of the song ‘Howlin’ for You’ by The Black Keys in 2011.
Serratos made her debut as Rosita Espinosa in the series ‘The Walking Dead’ in its fourth season. The post-apocalyptic horror TV series is based on a comic book series of the same name written and created by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Tony Moore. She became a series regular in the 5th season and became one of the main leads in the 7th season. The final season of the show is scheduled to air in 2022.
Christian Serratos as Selena in Selena: The Series
The Netflix drama series ‘Selena: The Series’ premiered in December 2020. Since then it has remained one of the most popular TV shows and movies in America on the streaming platform. It is a two part series, with the first season consisting of 9 episodes.
The series stars Serratos as the iconic pop superstar ‘Selena Quintanilla’. Christian has always been a big fan of the pop sensation, but she has only lip-synched her songs in the series. She has however lent her own voice in scenes that show Selena practicing her songs.
The first season is about the early life of Selena where she played music as a young girl with her siblings in Texas. It also showcases the release of her first music album titled ‘Mis Primeras Grabaciones’ in 1984.
Christian Serratos – Boyfriend and Personal Trivia
- Serratos has been in a relationship with David Boyd, the singer of New Politics band, since 2014. They had a child named Wolfgang Serratos Boyd in 2017. The couple often posts pictures of their family on Instagram, but they have not revealed any plans of getting hitched.
- She is an activist for animal rights and has posed for numerous PETA campaigns that promote veganism.
- She is 5 feet 7 inches tall.
- As of 2021, Christian Serratos has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
- She was listed in the 2010 Maxim Hot 100 listed. She was featured in Playboy magazine’s After Hours segment in March 2015.