Amara La Negra is an American rapper, actor and dancer. She gained fame through her participation in the reality series Love & Hip Hop Miami. She landed a multi-album deal with a BMG record label hours after the show’s airing. She is known for writing songs that condemn gender and racial inequality.
Quick Facts
| celebrated name: | Amara La Negra |
| Real name/Full name: | Diana Danelys de Los Santos |
| Sex: | Female |
| Age: | 31 years old |
| Date of birth: | October 4, 1990 |
| Birthplace: | Miami, Florida |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.73m |
| Weight: | 68kg |
| Sexual orientation: | Straight ahead |
| Marital status: | In a relationship |
| Husband/husband (name): | N/A |
| Children/Children (son and daughter): | no |
| Dating/friend (name): | Yes Emjay |
| Is Amara La Negra a lesbian? | no |
| Profession: | Actress, dancer, singer |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net worth in 2022: | $2 million |
Biography of Amara La Negra
Diana Danelys de Los Santos, better known by her stage as Amara La Negra, was born on October 4, 1990, in Miami, Florida, to the son of Ana Maria Oleaga, a single mother. From the Dominican Republic, Amara’s mother had emigrated to the United States. She supported her daughter by holding five jobs.
Amara graduated from high school and enrolled in college. She initially chose to study mortuary science, but then switched to business administration and later dropped out to focus on her music career. She experienced many prejudices as a child because of her skin color.
Amara La Negra’s Age, Height, Weight
Amara La Negra was born on October 4, 1990; She is 31 years old as of 2022. She weighs 68 kilograms and is 1.73 meters tall.
Career
Amara La Negra started her singing career at the age of 4 in the Spanish program Sabado Gigante, where she performed for six years as the only girl with a dark complexion. After the performance, she started dancing for popular Latin musicians Tito Puente and Celia Cruz. Later, when Amara was a teenager, she started a group called Amara, but unfortunately it was short-lived as they struggled to keep their unity.
She chose to keep the name Amara and then added La Negra, Spanish for “black girl.” La Negra was added because she was often referred to as the “dark girl” of the group by others. She debuted in 2013 with her debut song, AYY, and it instantly went viral on the Latin music scene. However, due to her dark skin and Afro hair, she struggled to be accepted into the company.
Amara appeared on the Love & Hip-Hop Miami TV show in 2018. Her background as a victim of colorism and discrimination by the Latin community was a factor in the show’s decision to cast her. Her appearance on the show garnered a lot of media attention and followed.
She got into an argument with Young Hollywood, a light-skinned Hispanic performer, during the show when he joked about her Afro hair. She signed a multi-album deal with BMG shortly after the show’s premiere, releasing the singles “Insecure” and “What a Bam Bam” at the same time. The song What A Bam Bam peaked at number eight on Billboard’s Latin pop Digital music sales charts in March 2018.
Amara has performed on numerous occasions since the release of her debut studio album Unstoppable in 2019, including the Hispanic Heritage Awards, 2019 Premios Juventud and BET Live Experience. She appeared in the movies Fall Girls and Bendecidas the same year.
Recognition and Achievements
Amara La Negra signed an album deal with BMG and was titled “Breakout Star of the TV Show Love & Hip Hop Miami.” She has also participated in a number of key events this year, including the BET Live Experience 2019, Premio Lo Nuestro 2019, Premios Juventud 2019 and the 2019 Hispanic Heritage Awards.
Amara La Negra’s net worth in 2022
Amara La Negra is estimated to be worth over $2 million as of July. Her prosperous profession as an actor and artist has collected a lot of money.
Amara urges women to always accept, especially if they experience prejudice because of their appearance. According to her, one should not change their appearance to conform to social norms. She personifies the modern lady.
Amara La Negra Husband, Marriage
Amara La Negra and Emjay started dating in April 2019, which she made public on her Instagram page. Later he went to live with her. Emjay is the brother of Love & Hip Hop Miami actor and Hip Hop artist Shay Johnson. She was approached in March 2020 by Annie, Emjay’s ex, who said that Emjay would rather use her for his financial gain than to live with her. Amara ended her relationship with Emjay after talking to Annie. Even though they are no longer together, he continues to live in her house, and Amara claims she is grateful to him for supporting her music career.
