Vanessa Rubio

Vanessa Rubio (born December 6, 1983) is an American actress known for her role as Carmen Diaz in the Netflix comedy-drama television series Cobra Kai.

Rubio was born in and grew up in New Jersey, and is from "a first-generation Colombian family." Her parents came to New Jersey from Colombia. After she graduated from New York University, she studied in a summer program at American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and decided to become an actress. She continued to study and work in different studios.