Ana Cristina Cash (born June 2, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter.
Born in Miami, Florida, United States, she is known professionally as Ana Cristina Cash and Ana Cristina. She is the daughter of Cuban parents who immigrated to U.S. in the 1960s. Her father, Rene Alvarez, graduated as a mechanical engineer and her mother, Teresita, studied teaching and is a homemaker. She has two older sisters. She attended Catholic school in both elementary and middle school and later attended Gulliver Preparatory School in Miami for high school. She graduated from Florida International University where she earned her Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism. Cash debuted in a local TV show, Sábado Gigante, at the age of 6 and taped shows regularly on the international hit show until the age of 14. At the age of 15, she signed to the Latin division of Sony Music and released records in the Spanish language. She took piano lessons as a child and learned to play guitar as a teenager which would later help with her songwriting.