I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that’s really important.

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.

I have a bachelor’s and a master’s in jazz.

I’m a big believer in education, period.

This record has a lot of influences that I’d love to cover, like Marvin Gaye and Earth, Wind and Fire. Maybe I’ll do some covers of my major influences during my live show.

If you write songs and if you write music that’s very sincere and very honest, it’s pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.

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

A real active music set, based and really concentrated on what the music’s all about. That’s what I’m all about – singing and a really good strong music set.

I just lived it and did my own thing without looking over my shoulder. I think I’m very lucky, considering when I started everything, and the fact that I have a masters in music, and I’ve always worked in music, and that’s what I wanted to do.

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