Eliana Alexander was born in Mexico City. Her parents, Elias and Ana Rosa chose her name by using the first half of theirs, thus making her name very unique. Her father was an industrial engineer who worked for the US government constructing and improving towns all over South and Central America. Eliana traveled with her parents to countries such as Paraguay, Guatemala, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Eliana mastered the Spanish language in five dialects while becoming fluent in English. Her love for classic films inspired her to perform. Although Eliana is multi-talented, her passion lies in singing, dancing and acting. After moving to Los Angeles in her early teens she started singing lead in a band three to four nights a week while attending high school. Her remarkable talent and 4-octave range soon propelled the angelic vocalist to Japan as a solo artist. Upon returning to LA, she auditioned for a musical that ignited all of her passions. She pursued both dance and acting simultaneously with the utmost desire to be the best. Eliana's uncompromising will to be the best drove her to open EDGE performing arts center, Kids Dance LA and LA Dance Force. With Eliana at the helm, all three entities became world-renown for training top-notch dancers and choreographers. Although she has since moved on from the dance industry, her legacy continues to touch lives around the world. Eliana's intoxicating performance on camera has earned her an Alma award and her enchanting choreography on stage helped earn Imagen awards for both Paquito's Christmas and Veteranos. Throughout her life, Eliana has maintained a simple motto "class and elegance." Whether Eliana is on stage as a triple threat or using her genuine creative genius to compose, choreograph, direct, produce or write it is her love for the performing arts coupled with the support of her husband John and her courage to follow her dreams that has enabled her to succeed in everything she does.
Started singing professionally in a band at the age of 16 and soon after toured Japan as a professional singer and model.
Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman heard her voice at the audition for the musical "Dawgs" and wrote the theme song just for her, "Dogs are a Mans Best Friend." Eliana went on to record the cast album.
Choreographed 5 seasons of the Imagen Award-winning Paquitos Christmas musical directed by Luis Avalos which went to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Choreographed Veteranos the musical which went on to a national tour.
Worked with her mother Ana Cervantes on two episodes of Could It Be A Miracle and the feature How The Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer.
Worked with Bernard Fox in the musical Little Old Broadway at the Variety Arts Theater in Los Angeles, California.
At 16 was known as "the little girl with the big voice".
Taught dance to Drew Barrymore for a year when Drew was 12.
Part of the 1998 ALMA Awards winning cast of Foto Novelas: Mangas .
Eliana is the niece of Harold Pinter.
Eliana is the 20th generation of Count Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra.
Eliana and her husband are completely vegan as of 2011.
Eliana supports Jeremy Soles, founder of Team X-T.R.E.M.E. which stands for: Train, Rehabilitate, Empower, Motivate, Endure.
Eliana has a poodle mix named Bosco who is a therapy dog. Eliana is a proud supporter of Sea Shepherd.
Eliana Alexander was the Grand Marshall for the San Antonio River Walk Parade in 2006.
Spanish descendant of the Cervantes Savedra family. Sottish descendant of the Pinter family. British descendant of the Font family. Irish descendant of the Dixon family and French descendant of the Monsreal family.
