Even before I became a recording artist, I did other things in music. I was a teacher, I did studio work, and I was an arranger and a producer..

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

So, when I got the contract for my album, even though it was an English record, my manager insisted on making sure we would record in Spanish as well….

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

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 ….

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

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,….

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….

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….

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 th….

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

For me, there's still a lot of room to grow; I'm just happy that I have so much more to give..

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 influenc….

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

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 mu….

I'm a big believer in education, period..

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

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