I Always Wanted to be a Singer, Haila María Mompie

Considered one of Cuba's major female voices, Haila María Mompie, or simply Haila, as her fans call her, just recorded her fifth CD "Mala" - Spanish for "Bad" - with which she crowns her dreams of becoming a singer.

Born in Amancio Rodríguez, a remote village in the eastern province of Las Tunas, Haila is now one of Cuba's most popular singers, acclaimed on stages both within the country and abroad. She has the power to reach the hearts of her audience with her magnificent voice, charisma and the great common sense of her lyrics.

Talkative, just like a typical Cuban, she is also elegant, friendly and, above all, sure of what she wants to achieve. Haila tells Cubaplus that she always wanted to be a singer.

"Although my father was not a professional singer, he always sang songs that I listened to over and over again, and my mother, a hair stylist, has great pitch and dances quite well. I inherited my talent from them." "Whenever there was a show at school, there I was up on the stage dancing, acting or singing. I knew from the time I was a child that I was going to be an artist," says Haila. She moved to Havana at the age of 15 and, after finishing high school, started going to the different Houses