Hidalgo was born in Colombia but was raised in Peru and Mexico before emigrating to the U.S. with her family in 2005.
Hidalgo holds a degree in political science from Stanford University. The same year she graduated from Stanford she also became a citizen.
While living in Texas, Hidalgo has served as a Spanish-English medical interpreter at the Texas Medical Center.
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