Spanish actress Christina Ochoa is best known for her current roles on TNT's Animal Kingdom and as the lead for SyFy's Blood Drive and The CW's Valor. She was born in Barcelona, Spain, the daughter of Spanish sculptor Victor Ochoa. She is the grandniece of Nobel Prize winner Severo Ochoa. Christina spent her childhood between Madrid, Barcelona and Miami. She studied Oceanographic Engineering in Las Palmas University in the Canary Islands and Advanced Marine Biology in James Cook University in Australia.