MIAMI — Amara La Negra, the former kid star who grew up and is now element of the forged of VH1’s “Enjoy and Hip Hop Miami,” is talking out about her heritage.
As section of Hispanic Heritage Thirty day period, the Dominican-American truth Television star, whose real title is Diana de los Santos, reflected on her family and her background. .
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In between the ‘sientates’ Amara La Negra’s sings her latest strike prior to her most captive viewers, Twinkle, Twinkle Tiny Star.
The mom of two has a matter for names: Show A is her 17-thirty day period-old twins.
Their names are Sumajestad Royalty and Sualteza Empress which suggests Your Majesty and Your Highness
Amara La Negra was born in Miami to Dominican parents. Her mom came to The us after crossing the Mexican border. An only youngster, her career in clearly show organization commenced when she was a kid and just a handful of many years more mature than her daughters are now.
“I begun when I was 4 decades previous (in) ‘Sabado Gigante’, a pretty perfectly-acknowledged Television set clearly show for the Latino local community,” she explained. “I was there for six a long time, every Saturday. It was an awesome platform for me to expand in.”
Inspite of early stardom, rising up in South Florida came with challenges, she explained.
“I was homeless in Homestead. I utilized to are living in this local community referred to as Waterstone by Speedway, and I would park in entrance of the McDonald’s or the Walmart shut to Florida City,” she mentioned. “I would bathe with wipes in the bathrooms.”
It was literal and figurative hunger that aided fuel her results.
She was born Diana de los Santos but it can be the this means powering the stage name she gave herself that describes her increase and system.
“At first, it was for the reason that nobody would don’t forget my identify,” she claimed.”And then many years right after, you know, anyone kept telling me, ‘Oh get La Negra off, it seems racist.’ It appears this and I was like ‘It will not sound racist to me at all.’ I really like to be known as Black. I enjoy when people today say that my melanin and my blackness is stunning.”
The entertainer is operating a lot these times.
When not with her twins she’s internet hosting Spanish language shows that contain the Spanish edition of “Dancing with the Stars” and most famously “Adore and Hip Hop Miami.”
When she’s not on Tv, Amara also dabbles in real estate and has a cosmetic line.
She stated her motivations are her relatives and those days of homelessness and starvation.
“I just grew up with my mom. I assume that also that isolation created me come to be even far more concentrated and a lot more driven with my targets and my visions in lifestyle,” she said. “And I just want them to know that everything in daily life is probable. As prolonged as you focus you focus you sacrifice.”
I questioned Amara La Negra what’s the message she hopes to share and one day go on to her daughters. She mentioned it truly is that their mom is a warrior, a fighter and a person hard cookie.
