Yamila Guerra
- Actress
- Producer
Yamila brings the rhythm of her native Cuba to the Los Angeles Latin
scene. She learned a wide variety of artistic talents from Cuba,
Europe, and the United States. At a very early age she was enrolled in
Cuba's National Ballet School where she studied Russian influenced
Ballet for five years and ultimately began performing as a soloist.
Following that, Yamila continued her studies at Cuban's National School
of Performing Arts where she learned music, dance, and acting. Together
with her family she began a series of performing tours throughout the
country. Yamila's passion for salsa music and Cuban culture catapulted
her to fame with a growing number of Cuban fans that adored her style.
Soon she was recognized as a TV icon appearing on her hit show "Para
sentir amor". The shows success launched her international career and
she soon started touring several European countries including: France,
Germany, Portugal, and Spain. While in Spain, Yamila participated in
numerous televised programs as a singer, actress, and host. She
performed in many of Spain's famous concert halls in cities such as
Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia. Her European tour was a success and
she later traveled to several parts of South America and the Caribbean.
In 2000 Yamila moved to Miami and there started to perform in the
famous national TV show "Sabado Gigante", Univision TV. In the same
network she worked at "Caliente" show & "Los Metiches". She co host the
show Luna Verde, channel 41. Yamila's experiences and talents
eventually brought her to Los Angeles, working on NBC, "King Pin"
series, "Southland"series,"Cante y Gane" in Azteca America and "De todo
un poco", Channel 22, Telemundo. She was invited to participate in the
last season of the Mexican show "Super Sabado", Azteca TV in Mexico
city. She also has performed at The Oscar Governor Ball 2011 as a guest
artist and in many Latin based venues like The Mayan, Conga Room,
Granada, El Floridita, Rumba Room, The Century Club, Mama Juanas and
many other famous clubs in the Los Angeles area. She has also
participated in several cultural events such as the Cuban Festival and
the Latin American Festival, Day of Mexico Independence, among others.
Her song Guajira was chosen to be part of the soundtrack of the film
"Hidden Moon" by Universal Pictures, sharing credits with the Oscar
winner Luis Bacalov. Currently she is working in new projects and in
her six album with The Latin Grammy winner and producer Yalil Guerra.