I might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American.

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

Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

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

And my career, the things that have happened have happened because of my music education background.

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 might be a Cuban American, but I'm also an Afro-Cuban American.