Jacqueline Cereceres was born in El Paso, Texas, to Consuelo Cereceres, a business woman, and Miguel Angel Guzman, a Union Pacific Railroad engineer. She has three brothers, one sister, and 12 nieces and nephews.

She was raised in the Catholic religion and attended St. Pius X until 7th grade. At the age of four, Jacqueline began taking ballet, dance, and acting classes, but was too shy to actually dance and act.