Ensign Natalia Aponte was a female Human in Starfleet in the 24th century. She had black hair and a dark complexion. In 2370, Aponte served as a security officer on Deep Space 9. In that year she, Duane Wilkens, Ian Muckerheide, Dalia Parks and Sven Jonsson made up the security contingent on the runabout USS Amazon along with Julian Bashir, Jadzia Dax and Kira Nerys, in a mission to rescue a Horta which had been kidnapped by the Cardassians.