Mayra Veronica

Mayra Verónica (born Mayra Verónica Aruca Rodríguez on August 20, 1980 in Havana, Cuba), is a Cuban model and celebrity who was born in Cuba but acquired her fame in the United States.

Mayra is the youngest of two children of Mayra Rodríguez and Arturo Aruca. Her oldest sister Giselle Guzmán is seventeen years her senior from a different father. Mayra's father was a famous singer and musician in Cuba for the top rock band of the times "Los Dada" a name derived from the popular art movement Dadaism. Mayra arrived from Cuba at the age of 4 with her mother. Once in America the two struggled without any money living in shelters until Mayra's father arrived. Upon his arrival the three settled in small studio apartments throughout her childhood. The relationship between the parents was severely strained, resulting in a very difficult childhood and early adolescence for Mayra. She was later trained in classical dance, organic acting, voice, and ultimately graduated from Florida International University with a Psychology degree and minor in Theatre.

Mayra first became noticed on Univision's Don Francisco Presenta where her role as the model with the voluptuous body caught the attention of FHM magazine US edition. After appearing in FHM she was included in its 2004 calendar and went on to do the covers and feature spreads to Smooth, King, Edge Magazine, Maxim, Open Your Eyes, was chosen as the Cover for FHM's Exclusive Collection Book, and was included amongst top A listers on the cover of Smoke Magazine, a magazine that had never previously been graced by a Cuban woman only American Oscar winners. She made appearances on many Spanish language television shows and won the audiences favorite after they voted following her appearance on (El Gordo y la Flaca) Mayra appeared as the lead to Frankie J's hit video (Pensando en Ti) and did countless national commercials including a Nike Campaign with Lebron James, Loreal, Ford, Burger King, Coca Cola, She continued making waves on Don Francisco Presenta where hers became the top selling calendar in '2005 according to the Univision Network. She was on Spanish news indiscriminately for dating Donald Trump's partner Gil Dezer and after that for suing a strip club after they unlawfully used her pictures. During that time Mayra worked on a solo Spanish Album whose single "Vengo Con To' earned her a spot on New York's top 10 at La Mega in Oct of 2006 and was interviewed by top entertainment shows including Extra. The album, produced by Kike Santander and Roy Tavares made headlines on King magazine where it stated "Mayra Veronica's moaning makes Madonna' Erotica sound like Bubble gum Pop... chew on that Daddy Yankee" Her body and voice were used as a character for the 2007 video game, Def Jam: Icon. Mayra currently inked a multi-million dollar record deal with CMG/UNIVERSAL MOTOWN and is preparing for her English release next year.

Accolades

CMG/Universal Motown recording artist
FHM's sexiest woman 2004, 05, 06, 07 #12
Maxim Español top 25 sexiest women in the planet #5
Maxim Español sexiest music artist 2007
US Marines Favorite Pin Up Girl 2006
USO TOUR Persian Gulf 2007
Mayra Veronica video game charector in EA's DEF JAM 3 Icon
Single "Mama Mia" Top 20 Latin Tropical charts on Billboard and Radio and Records
Single "Vengo Con To'" Top 10 in NYC
Best selling Calendar worldwide '05 '06
Covers and Features on: FHM, Maxim, Smoke, King, SSX, Open Your Eyes, Smooth, InStyle, Ocean Drive, Cosmopolitan, Mens Fitness, Fuego, People En Español, Estylo, Bravo, Mens Edge, Latina, Blackmens, Tv y Novelas, Tv Notas, Mira, Maxim En Español, FHM Mexico, FHM Germany, FHM Bulgaria, Billboard, Radio and Records, Stern (Germany), Shape, Trend, Music and Melody

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