Ara Celi was born on May 31, 1974 in El Paso, Texas, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Machete (2010), American Beauty (1999) and Bruce Almighty (2003). She has been married to Robert Godines since 2000. They have two children.
Texas Hill Country, Texas near San Antonio. Ara Celi is a spokesperson for a local automotive dealership she and her husband own a barbering franchise in San Antonio.
She moved to Mexico at age 18, then after three months moved to LA.
In 2006 Ara and her husband moved to the Texas Hill Country near San Antonio to start a family.