Ana was born in Uruguay to a family of immigrants who arrived in South America just before World War II from Poland.

Her parents made their living out of a delicatessen shop, but art was natural in their household. Her father used to paint as a hobby, and his big dream was that one of his offspring would carry on the famous family name Huberman.

Bronislav Huberman, her father's uncle, was a renown violinist, and the founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra in Tel Aviv.

Ana attended an American private school and from a very early age showed artistic tendencies, being specially gifted with her hands.

At the age of 10 she used to make dough out of the white of the bread, make little roses with it, dry them, paint them and make little bunches with a pin behind, which she would sell to her friend's mothers as beautiful lapel pins.

As a teenager she was sent to the USA on an exchange student program for one year, which she spent with a family in Michigan, where again, art was a part of everyday life. The mother painted, and the father, a Ford engineer, played the violin on his spare time and built his own violins by himself.

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