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 always present at home. Her father painted as a hobby, and his greatest dream was that one of his children would carry on the family name. Bronislav Huberman, her father’s uncle, was the renowned violinist and founder of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

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From a young age, Ana showed artistic tendencies, especially with her hands. At age ten she made small roses out of bread dough, painted them, and sold them as lapel pins to her friends’ mothers. As a teenager, she spent a year in Michigan as an exchange student, again surrounded by a creative environment. The mother of the family painted, and the father, a Ford engineer, built his own violins.

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She emigrated to Israel in 1962 and studied at the Arts and Crafts School in Givataim, specializing in ceramics. Though sculpture was her true passion, she turned to textile design to make a stable living, establishing a studio that produced designs and printing clichés for various companies. Sculpture remained a beloved hobby for many years.