Whenever I took a step forward, it seemed as though life was pushing me five steps back.

I made a living out of singing Mexican music.

When somebody elses happiness makes you happy, it means you are a person with a big heart.

No one else has ever opened doors for me - I opened them myself.

I've been recording since 1993. It was a hobby for six of those years. In 1999, I decided to do it full time and take it seriously.

Usually, when a young girl is pregnant, she drops out of school and concentrates on being a mother. I thought thats what I had to do, but my counselors told me there was no way they would let me drop out. I had too much promise.

Whenever I took a step forward, it seemed as though life was pushing me five steps back.