Cadena was born in the State of Mexico, but grew up in Minatitlán, Veracruz. She studied a bachelor's degree in psychology and later a master's degree after graduating with a degree in acting. She began her training at the CasAzul Artes Escénicas Argos Academy in Tlalnepantla de Baz, State of Mexico. She started acting in some plays such as Enemigo de Clase by Sebastián Zurita, Las lágrimas de Edipo by Wajdi Mouawad by Hugo Arrevillaga, Manual De Desuso by Edurne Goded, In Memoriam by José