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El 31 de enero/January 31st

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¡Feliz cumpleaños a ... April Lee Hernández! (1980-       ) Photo from LionChaser Films (Hernández's company with her husband). Click  HERE .  An actress who has appeared in many television shows, Hernández is known by many for her role as Eva, based on real-life high school student Maria Reyes, in the 2007 film Freedom Writers . She was born in The Bronx, New York, to loving Puerto Rican parents who encouraged her to become whatever she dreamed of being. While studying at Hunter College to become a nutritionist, Hernández took an improv class "just for fun" and fell in love. She left college to pursue stand-up comedy and acting, where she found success. She moved to Los Angeles for her career but returned to New York to marry husband José Castillo. The two have a daughter together, Summer Rose, born in 2012, and often speak to youth about their faith through Bold Faith Ministries (click  HERE  to see Hernández speak about her work with Bold...