Diaz was born in New York City, and was raised along with her elder sister on the Lower East Side, by parents of Puerto Rican descent [REF].
She completed a degree in Film Production at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and has made numerous off-Broadway and workshop appearances including Medea at the Bullet Space, the Hip Hop Theater Festival at P.S. 122, and the New York City Fringe Festival.