Personal details
- Birth Date: 1988-04-30
- Height: 5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
- Birth Location: Havana, Cuba
- Children: (divorced) No Children
- Parents: Ramón de Armas
- Professions: Actress, Producer
Ana de Armas, born in Cuba back in '88, pretty much dove headfirst into acting before she could even legally drive. By 14, she was already grinding away at Havana’s National Theatre School, which, let’s be real, is a whole lot more ambitious than most teenagers can say. Four years of that, and boom—she’s out, ready to hit the big screen. At 16, she lands her first movie gig with “Virgin Rose,” directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón. Not exactly a bad start, right? After a few more flicks in Cuba, Ana decided Cuba was just too small for her dreams and bounced over to Spain. That move totally changed the game. She didn’t just stick to films—she jumped into TV too, getting her face out there for just about everyone in Spain to see. The grind paid off, but apparently she wasn’t done yet. In 2014, she set her sights even higher and packed her bags for Los Angeles. That’s where things started to get wild. She started popping up in Hollywood movies left and right—“War Dogs,” “Hands of Stone,” and if you blinked, you might’ve missed her in “Blade Runner 2049.” Each role just kept getting bigger, and honestly, her range is ridiculous. From Cuban indie films to sharing the screen with Hollywood heavyweights, Ana’s career is basically a masterclass in chasing your dreams and not taking no for an answer.
She grew up just speaking Spanish, not a hint of English in the mix. Then she lands in LA, totally fish-out-of-water, but she’s got guts. She wanted to nail those auditions so bad, she basically forced herself to pick up English—and not just tourist-level, either. We’re talking full-on fluency, in just two years. I mean, who does that? That’s wild. Anyway, her first time acting in English was in Knock Knock back in 2015, and let’s just say, things seriously took off from there. She basically went from zero to booking English-speaking roles, just like that. It’s not every day you see someone hustle that hard, but she pulled it off and made it look almost effortless. Now, look at her—fluent, working in Hollywood, all because she refused to let a language barrier block her way. Total game-changer.
So, here’s the thing—women have this wild, layered way of looking at the world. Seriously, you put a group of us in a room and the conversation’s gonna spark, twist, maybe combust. But then you look at movies and it’s like, where’d we go? Suddenly, every big, juicy role is handed straight to the guys. Like, what, we’re only here to play the girlfriend or the background friend who drops a sassy line and disappears? Nah, it’s kinda maddening. We’ve got stories, drama, fire—sometimes we’re the whole plot, not just a subplot. And honestly, when another film comes out with a dude front and center again, it’s just tiring. There’s this whole electric, complicated thing women bring to the table, but the scripts barely scratch the surface. You can’t help but wish Hollywood would wake up and let us loose, y’know?
April 30, 1988
5′ 6¼″ (1.68 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Havana, Cuba
Yes, No Children
Ramón de Armas and Surekha
37 years old