American Music Awards 2018: Amara La Negra talks women empowerment in exclusive interview

Amara's music is all about putting her own feminine spin on generic Latin music, which has always been primarily male-centric
PUBLISHED OCT 10, 2018

One of music's biggest night took place just hours ago, in the form of the 2018 American Music Awards. And while there were many familiar faces taking center stage to spread powerful words of wisdom and awareness - like Taylor Swift's emotional acceptance speech, Aretha Franklin getting honored posthumously, and Panic! At The Disco paying tribute to Queen, there was also one particular star blessed to us by VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Miami, called Amara La Negra.

To those clueless, she has been in the limelight for Spanish-language TV viewers for years now, As a child, she had made regular appearances on Univision’s Sábado Gigante.

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