- Didn't have a driver's license before filming The Fast and the Furious (2001) and had to obtain one during her training for the car chase sequences.
- Girlfight (2000) was her first acting audition, and she got the role. The Fast and the Furious (2001) was her second audition, and she also got that role.
- When interviewed to join the cast of Lost (2004) as a tough LAPD police officer, she insisted that she would only sign on for one year because she is a "nomadic spirit". The producers came up with a storyline and sold the idea of the short contract to the network.
- Plays the piano.
- She was the original choice for the title role in Æon Flux (2005), which went to Charlize Theron.
- Her mom, Carmen, is of Dominican ancestry, and her dad, Rafael was of Puerto Rican descent.
- Dropped out of high school at 17, but later obtained a G.E.D. equivalency certificate.
- Has Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).
- She beat out 350 other girls for the role of Diana Guzman in Girlfight (2000).
- Is often seen singing karaoke alongside Lindsay Lohan, Bo Barrett, Emile Hirsch and Nicole Richie at Beverly Hills hot spot "Guys".
- Is an avid in-line skater.
- Was considered for the role of Christine Thayer in Crash (2004), which went to Thandiwe Newton.
- Has older twin brothers named Raul and Omar.
- Ranked #34 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 Women of 2002 list.
- It was announced in 2005 that she would be joining the second season cast of the ABC drama series Lost (2004).
- Ranked #77 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
- Has two half-sisters on her father's side.
- Born on the same date as Topher Grace.
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