<sod>Serratos was born in [[California]]<ref>[http://www.tv.com/people/christian-serratos/)  TV.com: "Christian Serratos] retrieved January 31, 2014</ref> and raised in [[California]].<ref name="movietome.com"/><ref name=Tribute>[http://www.tribute.ca/people/christian-serratos/34540/ Tribute: Christian Serratos Biography] March 30, 2014</ref> Her mother is a jewelry designer of [[Mexican people|Mexican]] descent; while her father was a set construction worker of Italian and [[Irish people|Irish]] descent.<ref name=Tribute /> She began [[figure skating]] when she was 3 and continued competitively, saying, "My coaches were talking about the Olympics and it was really crazy. Now, I just do it for fun."<ref name="Lephant">{{cite web | title=Christian Serratos | url=http://www.lephantmag.com/?p=964 | publisher=LePhant Magazine | date=2009-02-04 | accessdate=2009-02-06|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211092632/http://lephantmag.com/?p=964|archivedate=2009-02-11}}</ref> At the age of 7, she signed with the [[Ford Modeling Agency]].<ref name=Tribute /><eod>
<sod>Serratos was born in [[Pasadena, California]]<ref>[http://www.tv.com/people/christian-serratos/)  TV.com: "Christian Serratos] retrieved January 31, 2014</ref> and raised in [[Burbank, California]].<ref name="movietome.com"/><ref name=Tribute>[http://www.tribute.ca/people/christian-serratos/34540/ Tribute: Christian Serratos Biography] March 30, 2014</ref> Her mother is a jewelry designer of [[Italian people|Italian]] and [[Mexican people|Mexican]] descent; while her father was a set construction worker of Italian and [[Irish people|Irish]] descent.<ref name=Tribute /> She began [[figure skating]] when she was 3 and continued competitively, saying, "My coaches were talking about the Olympics and it was really crazy. Now, I just do it for fun."<ref name="Lephant">{{cite web | title=Christian Serratos | url=http://www.lephantmag.com/?p=964 | publisher=LePhant Magazine | date=2009-02-04 | accessdate=2009-02-06|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211092632/http://lephantmag.com/?p=964|archivedate=2009-02-11}}</ref> At the age of 7, she signed with the [[Ford Modeling Agency]].<ref name=Tribute /><eod>