9 Things You May Not Have Known About Netflix Star Christian Serratos

When she was 14, Christian Serratos played Suzie Crabgrass, Ned's love interest, throughout the Nickelodeon show Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Not only that, but she also guest starred in other iconic childhood shows, such as Hannah Montana and Zoey 101.

Part one of Selena: The Series, a coming-of-age story about Selena Quintanilla's rise to fame, will land on Netflix this year with Christian Serratos portraying the star.

Christian Serratos didn't begin as an actress, but rather a child model. She also spent time as a child as a competitive figure skater. Talk about talent!

Yep, remember when she was in Twilight? Christian Serratos played Angela Weber, one of Bella Swan's (Kristen Stewart) friends from school. That role won her the Young Supporting Actress award for best performance in a feature film in 2009.

If you scour her Instagram, it's very hard to not come across a picture of her with her pups. Christian Serratos owns two mini poodles Johnny Cash and Gigi, who had four babies named Polar, Gibson, Gorilla, and Uffie.

Christian Serratos was born in Pasadena, CA, in 1990 to an Italian construction worker and a Mexican jewellery designer. Her family spoke Spanish around her and she grew up with a rich Mexican culture. Today, she is a badass woman breaking Hollywood's Latina stereotypes every step of the way.

Not only is she vegan, but she's translated her love for animals into activism! She even posed naked for PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign at the age of 19.

This is pretty self-explanatory . . . I mean, take a look at her.

As if we didn't already think she was a badass, Christian Serratos just had to take it one step further — she's also trained in tae kwon do and hapkido, two intense forms of martial arts.