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The Music Is One Of The Beautiful Things That Has Survived The Castro Regime. I Have Played For Audiences All Over The World But I've Never Played For A Cuban Audience. For [husband] Emilio And Me, The Music Is The One Tie To Our Homeland.

[as Of November 17, 2006] 'noelle's Treasure Tale' Has Remained At No. 3 On The New York Times Children's Best Seller List Since Its October 10 Release.

My Mom Was An Amazing Singer And Music Was A Big Part Of My Life, So I Grew Up Listening To Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, Henry Mancini; I Used To Watch 'the Andy Williams Show' On Tv. I Was Very Musical, So I Was Watching Stuff That Most Kids My Age Wouldn't Be Interested In.

It's Very Tough For A Woman In The Music Business, And He Really Was Such A Motivator From The Beginning, When I Was Super-shy, And He Saw A Lot In Me On A Personal Level That He Knew Could Carry Through On The Stage.

Later In Life, The Memories I Have Of My Mother Are Of Constant Work Balanced With Caring For My Ailing Father.