Name |
Cara Castronuova |
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Naionality |
American |
Date of Birth |
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Place of Birth |
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Famous for |
Acting |
Cara Castronuova was born in 1979. Raised in Elmont, New York, with three younger brothers. Her father, a former Marine led her to boxing at the age of five in the family garage. An athlete at an early age, she wrestled in high school and in college. Cara graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications. Castronuova first entered the boxing arena as a youth boxing trainer, and shortly after, began competing locally as a boxer, winning her first fight in 2002 at the NY Empire State Games in Syracuse. She also did volunteer work for a government-funded program for troubled youth to teach them the virtues of boxing and keep them off the streets. In addition to her turns in the ring and her new television exposure, Cara has a budding film career. Appearing in seven feature films since 2007.