Amber Rivera

Biography

Amber Rivera was born on August 26, 1983 in Tampa, Florida to Edith Morales and Martin Rivera, both from Bayamón, Puerto Rico. She grew up between Florida and Puerto Rico where at a young age she began performing in local stage productions, dance recitals, and commercials. At the age of 13 she competed in the Miss Pre-Teen Florida Pageant and won Miss Photogenic. At 15, Amber represented Puerto Rico at the IMTA competition in New York and was scouted by several talent and modeling agencies from Tokyo, Milan and Los Angeles; she ultimately did not accept any of the contracts as she opted to finish high school. That same year she filmed her first commercial and began studying voice at the Cons...