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Vela has taken part in several modeling campaigns. She appeared on boxes of Special K in Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico. She was handpicked for the campaign by designer Ximena Valero. She has also appeared in campaigns for Motorola, Bio Ionic, OPI Products and Wells Fargo. She was a cover girl for Bella Petite and L'Estilo magazine. In 2015, Mexican-American artist George Yepes selected Cindy Vela as the cover model the artwork used on Alfredo Vea, Jr.'s novel The Mexican Flyboy. This collaboration led to Yepes using Cindy as his muse for various paintings. Vela has also been the subject of works created by contemporary artist RETNA, some of which were used on billboards across Los Angeles, and Maria Kane.

Vela is a trained saxophonist and a fan of Harry Potter. Her brother Freddy is a local news and weather anchor in the Rio Grande Valley. Vela began dating actor Kiefer Sutherland in 2014. They kept their relationship private up until 2017. Vela goes with Sutherland and his band on tour promoting his album Down in a Hole. Vela and Sutherland became engaged in 2017. As of 2019, Vela resides in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles with Sutherland.

Vela has played supporting roles in Mexican-American productions including Harvest of Redemption (2007), Desdemona: A Love Story (2009), and Thou Shalt Not Kill (2014). Vela's first appearance is in 2005 drama Puños rosas, in an uncredited role. In a 2009 film Ready or Not, she played one of Alex Rocco's mistress. She was praised for her role in Desdemona: A Love Story (2009), which won best feature film at the Boston Film Festival. Vela appeared in a music video for Kris Allen's "The Truth" in 2010. She had previously been in videos for Carlos Santana, Christina Aguilera and Daddy Yankee. In 2012, she appeared in Black November, as agent Consuelos. She appeared as a TV reporter in a 2016 film Camino starring Zoë Bell. Vela appeared in the film It's Gawd (2017) as Lucy. One of Ray Bradbury final plays he produced, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suite, featured Vela.

Cindy Vela (born January 4, 1979) is an American actress, model, and saxophonist. She appeared in Black November (2012), Endgame (2015), and Camino (2016).

Vela was born in Brownsville, Texas in 1979. She later lived in Olmito. Vela is the daughter of Lupita and Fred Vela. She has a brother named Freddy Vela. She graduated from Los Fresnos High School. Vela attended the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, where she was the lead saxophonist in the jazz band and concert band. She later received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music Education. She became a band director at Memorial Middle School and briefly directed the band at Harlingen High School. In 2000, she won the title of Miss Latina. A photographer discovered her while she was in college and Vela moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and modeling.