Gabriela Lugo was born in Havana, Cuba. She began her studies in 2002, at the School of Ballet Alejo Carpentier. In 2007 she enrolled in the National Ballet School. In 2009, she participated in the International Ballet Competition for Students held in Havana, winning the silver medal in the pas de deux category. In 2010, she graduated with gold as a dancer and ballet teacher and became part of the cast of the National Ballet of Cuba.

Her repertoire includes Giselle, Swan Lake, Coppélia, Don Quixote and Paquita. She has been soloist in ballets by Cuban choreographers including Majísimo by Georges Garcia and Flora by Gustavo Herrera, and in more recent works such as Virgiliando by Ivan Tenorio and Me asfixia by Maysabel Pintado.

In 2015, she joined Acosta Danza and since then she has danced with the company in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.