I was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico and lived in the city of Chihuahua since I was 5 years old. At that age my father enrolled me in the city gym and I began training in Olympic gymnastics. I was part of the Chihuahua State Gymnastics Team and I also participated in other sports such as swimming, tennis, racketball and volleyball.

My other activities always included dance and music. I participated in various dance schools: Jazz, Mexican Folkloric and Hip-Hop, among others. I always enjoyed the discipline of the rehearsals and was very pleased to see results when the audience was entertained and happy with our performances.

In 1985 I began to take aerobic classes. I always felt good to exercise to the beat of music. That same year I traveled to Los Angeles, CA to learn English for 6 months. I was staying at an aunt’s house and worked in a gym in Hollywood. She invited me to her gym where I learned more about aerobics and also took a course for certification as an aerobics instructor. The teacher that taught that class gave me my first opportunity as an instructor in that gym. It was a great time for me!

I had to return to Mexico to finish my university studies. Back in Chihuahua, I taught aerobics in the best local gyms. At the same time I was working as a model and had a TV show where I also taught aerobics to all the viewers.

To obtain my certificate as a personal trainer, I prepared and trained very hard. I consider myself a very active and creative person. I’m always looking for new ways to improve in everything I do. In 1987 I won the Aerobics Marathon in which over 150 people participated. This was a great personal accomplishment, I knew that all my efforts, discipline and training had paid off.

Another personal achievment was obtaining my bachelor’s degree in tourism and presenting my professional exam. Although my heart had always been in physical fitness, I tried to combine both careers. I worked for the Chihuahua International Airport as head of Public Relations and afterwards as the Promotions Director for an important chain of hotels in Chihuahua.

This also gave me the opportunity to continue preparing myself as a fitness trainer. Every 6 months I traveled to Los Angeles to take different master classes in aerobics, jazz and dance to prepare myself and be updated with the latest exercise trends. In 1991 I took one of the biggest and most important decisions in my life: I decided to live in Los Angeles, California. I was offered a job as a fitness instructor and personal trainer. It was a hard decision because I left behind family, friends and my old job. But I loved Los Angeles and thought it was a magical place with the beaches, mountains and people from every country in one great package. Wow!

I have worked very hard and my reward has been the popularity of my Fiesta Latina class. One of my greatest satisfactions is to have taught in the best gyms in Los Angeles, like Sports Club LA, Spectrum Club, LA Fitness, Sports Connection, Crunch, Madonna Grimes Studios, to name a few.

In 1995 I got married to my wonderful husband and 3 years later I received the greatest joy in my life: the birth of my son.

During the year 2000 I had several difficulties to overcome. One of them was that I was diagnosed with MVP, Mitral Valve Prolapse. One of my heart valves was not functioning correctly and for over six months I was not able to exercise. I studied extensively about this condition and found a remedy based on alternative medicine which helped me recover completely. I thank God that everything was resolved and that I could continue with my workouts, which are a fundamental part of my life.


In 2003 my good friend and producer Alejandro Munguia and I began working on a exercise video to fill the need to promote health and well being through exercise that results in improving your lifestyle. We created this DVD which is informative, fun and effective. We put a lot of heart into it and I hope you all enjoy it.


Next time, I’ll comment on the most recent classes I’ve taken and my latest projects.


Certificates:
ACE: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF EXERCISE

FEMARA: FEDERACION MEXICANA DE ACTIVIDADES RITMICAS AEROBICAS

FITKID AND AEROKID

(Exercise and Activities for kids from pre-school to 18 years old)