Doris Maldonado Valderrama was born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico on September 16,1974. She was raised in a small home made of wood and very poor living .... Her parents Margarita Valderrama Sepulveda and Carlos E. Maldonado Ortiz ... Her Brother Carlos E. Maldonado Valderrama was born July 14, 1976 same town.... they where a happy family .... at the age of 5 her mom move back to Chicago Ill.(1979) Her parents but her in a bilingual program so the can learn English hristopher Columbus School there her pasión art stared growing