#biography @amaralanegraaln • • • • ——————————Bio——————————— Diana Danelys De Los Santos , known professionally as Amara La Negra, is an American singer, actress, dancer, and author. Diana is an Afro-Latina of Dominican descent, and is most known for her role on the VH1 reality TV show Love & Hip Hop: Miami. La Negra was dubbed by Billboard as the show's "breakout star", landing a multi-album record deal with BMG hours after the show's premiere. De Los Santos grew up in Miami, Florida as the only child of a single mother, Ana Maria Oleaga, who immigrated to the United States from the Dominican Republic. She is a proud Afro Latina. De los Santos' started her musical career at the age of 4 on the Spanish language television program Sabado Gigante as a regular cast member. According to an interview with DJ Vlad, Diana was the only dark skin girl on the cast that the show has ever had in over 50 years. During her teenage years, Diana joined an all girl group named Amara. The group eventually split up. However, Diana wanted to keep the name Amara and added the "La Negra", meaning "black girl" in Spanish. In 2013, she released the single "Ayy" which became a hit in the Latin market. However, she has experienced difficulties being accepted in the industry of her home country due to her dark skin and afro, and was even parodied in blackface on the Dominican variety show Aquí Se Habla Español by former beauty queen Geisha Montes de Oca. In 2018, De Los Santos became one of the main cast members on VH1's Love & Hip-Hop Miami. Her story line explores with colorisism and eurocentrism within the Latin community, which has garnered significant media attention With the release of her debut studio album 'Unstoppable' in 2019, Diana performed at numerous venues across the United States and Latin America including 2019 Hispanic Heritage Awards. In 2020 De los Santos started a weekly Instagram show, where, together with her mother, she co-hosts a show called “Grind Pretty, My Mom is the Bomb” that highlights female entrepreneurs. Source: Wikipedia —————————————————————— #amaralanegra #dianedanelys #delossantos #loveandhiphopmiami (at Miami, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPXf5Zhfn9/?igshid=mkelv98gfpt6
