Isabella Gómez was born in Medellin Colombia She started getting involved in the business at the age of 5 When she was 10 her family decided to relocate to Florida where she began formally training and working on commercials In 2015 they moved to Los Angeles in order to further pursue her career Soon after she landed a role in Matador 2014 and did a guest appearance in Modern Family 2009 She is best known for her role as Elena Álvarez in the Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time 2017 Height 5 3 16 m