Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer Biography

Fast Facts

• Has performed for royalty and heads of state with a jazz vocal group that she formed in her early teens
• Won a Craig Noel Award from the SD Critic's Circle for Outstanding Female Lead
• Supports the non-profit organizations Global Green and Global Campaign for Education, and is a Celebrity Champion for the Alzheimer's Association
• Was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Young Actress - Television for "The Fresh Beat Band" in 2011
• Began high school at the age of 12 and graduated from the University of Miami, which she attended on an opera scholarship, at the age of 19
• Began learning how to play the violin at the age of 3
• Best known for her role as Kiki in "The Fresh Beat Band․"
• Has appeared in stage productions of "West Side Story," "Much Ado About Nothing," and "In the Heights․"
• Has performed with the Florida Grand Opera and at Carnegie Hall
• Went on a world tour with Englebert Humperdinck, who shared a nightly duet with her of "How Do You Keep the Music Playing․"