Pálína was born in Mexico City and has a Bs in Business Administration, MBA and a Ms in Human Resource Management. She has an eastern European, north African and Iberian ancestry. She speaks fluently Spanish, English and Icelandic, and has basic knowledge of French. From an early age she showed interest in the creative arts and danced with a group of performers at her high school and she then continued being part of the group throughout university. She was part of the production crew for several musicals in Guadalajara, Mexico. Pálína moved to Iceland after graduating and has since then acted in commercials, TV series and movies for national and international productions. She has training as a flight attendant. She has a personal trainer certification, and is a group class teacher. One of her achievements has been to give voice to Mary in Icelandic/Spanish for the movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).