Cindy Lorena Gutiérrez Rodríguez was born on January 6, 1997 in Bogota, Colombia to a family with few resources. She was baptized in the Catholic Church on January 4, 1998 and helped care for her younger siblings Karen, born in 2001, and Andres, born in 2007. Her mother passed away on November 19, 2010, which was difficult for Cindy and her family.