born in madrid on 13 april 1988, she grew up in the neighborhood of ventas. she is daughter of civil servants, her father having worked for the tax agency and her mother for the city council. graduated in political science at the complutense university of madrid (ucm) she later took post-graduate studies in international economy. she was a founder of the "juventud sin futuro" group in 2011 and took part in the 15-m protests. a collaborator in latuerka tv show, she joined podemos, helping in the party campaign for the 2014 european parliament election.