Thea Trinidad

is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager and actress currently signed to WWE, where she performs on SmackDown brand under the ring name Zelina Vega. She previously worked in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as Rosita, and for various independent promotions under her real name. In TNA, she was a one-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Sarita. Thea Megan Trinidad was born on December 27, 1990, in Queens, New York. She is of Puerto Rican descent. She grew up watching professional wrestling with her father Michael and younger brother Timothy,and was inspired by Rey Mysterio. Her parents divorced when she and her brother were still young, while still remaining friends. She also practiced swimming and baseball. When Trinidad was ten years old, her father was killed in the September 11 attacks; he had worked as a telecom analyst for the firm Cantor Fitzgerald at the World Trade Center. He was on the 103rd floor of the North Tower when it collapsed. Trinidad's