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I grew up listening to popular music. My father was a Peruvian folk singer. He played the guitar at home. He sang songs with a waltzing rhythm, yet you can still hear the Spanish influences. I accompanied him to his performances.

People were very passionate and over the top about showing me their love and affection, and they memorized my songs in Spanish.

I taught high school students Spanish.

I made a living out of singing Mexican music.

Originally, I thought English was more my home. But Spanish is so much more romantic. I've had to learn new phrases. I've had to learn to be more secure about singing in Spanish. But I'm working on it.

As a singer, it's basic to preserve what I like to do, which is music, and also to remember my cradlesongs in Spanish.

I want to sing more in Spanish. I want to sing the songs of Granados; the songs of Montsalvatge. To do things that truly I've not done before.

I grew up in The Bronx. I mean, I was born and raised in New York City. And I started singing in Spanish because I was always just connected to my Latin roots.

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