Tracy Zafiro Francis Nardi was born and raised in Inglewood, California to a Mexican Mother and a Jamaican Father on December 11, 1987. She learned Spanish as her first language and at the age of 5 she began acting in plays at her school. She attended Santa Monica College and transferred to Cal state LA where she graduated with a bachelors in Speech Language Pathology and later became a Realtor. She also owns Zafiro Candle Company.