Denise Esmeralda Hernandez was born in Lancaster, CA to her mother Yazmin Hernandez on July 24, 2003. She was raised in a family of 6 alongside her siblings Emily, Roxanne, Brandon, and Delilah. She spent the entirety of her upbringing in the city of Lancaster where she attended local schools and she graduated high school at Eastside High. When she was 18 years old when she became pregnant with her only son, and gave birth at 19 to Elias Urquidez. She leaves behind her immediate family members previously mentioned, as well as her grandmother Maria Quezada, her nephew Santiago Mazo, her aunt Natalie Hernandez, her uncle Angelo Hernandez, in-laws, cousins, friends, and an abundance of people who know and love her.