Yamila Guerra

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Yamila Guerra is a United States-based Cuban actress and singer who has performed on stage and television in Europe and America.

Born in Havana, Yamila began her acting career at the age of seven, performing on some of the most popular Cuban TV programs. With her parents and brother, she toured the country, performing on numerous stages. She subsequently enrolled in the National Ballet School of Havana where she studied for five years and began doing solo dance performances. Afterwards, she completed four more years at the National School of Performing Arts, continuing her studies of music, dance and acting. She graduated with the title of “Alumni Excellence”.

Soon thereafter, Yamila launched international performance tours in many countries with her parents and brother and their group "Caña Brava". While in Spain, she appeared on numerous television programs as a singer, actress and host, and performed with great success in the best concert halls of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante and other Spanish cities. Afterwards, she went to perform in other European venues.

Yamila currently resides in Los Angeles. She has performed on the TV shows Sábado Gigante, Los Metiches and Caliente, broadcast by the national network Univision, and continues to appear on the TV programs Cuanto Cuesta el Show and De Todo Un Poco, the NBC series Kingpin and the Cante y Gane show on Azteca America TV. She has also continued to perform in concerts throughout the United States.

[edit] Discography

  • Amando en Cumbia (2005) – This Latin Grammy pre-nominated album contains ten songs that blend Cumbia rhythms with Cuban flavor. Two of the songs are originals written by Yamila. “Hasta que te Conocí” was composed by Juan Gabriel. “Juana La Cubana” was composed by Fito Olivares. All other songs were composed by Eugenio and Yalil Guerra. The album was produced by Yalil Guerra under the label Rycy Productions, Inc.
  • Dame una esperanza (2002).

Yamila is currently recording her fourth album.