I was a teacher for a long time. I taught at a community college: voice, theory, humanities. And nowadays, music education is a dying thing. Funding is being cut more and more and more.

I grew up in a community that was bilingual. I've done it for a while, singing in both languages.

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well, and it worked out really well for me.

I write in English first, and then I translate to Spanish. I've always felt more comfortable with the English side of things first.

If there was any other place I would live, other than Miami, it would be California. It's beautiful. The weather is just gorgeous, I love being here, too.

It happened in Miami, in Coral Gables, a great big ol' Cuban wedding. It was pretty intense.

I'm a big believer in education, period.