Demystifying a Diva: The Truth Behind the Myth of La Lupe

by Juan A. Moreno-Velazquez

A revealing new look at the private life of the controversial Cuban singer as told by those closest to her—her children, her music industry collaborators, and lovers, as written by the award-winning journalist and salsa music historian Juan A. Moreno-Velázquez. This book goes behind the scenes to reveal who La Lupe really was, as opposed to who the general public, music industry, and public made her out to be—beginning with her humble roots in Santiago de Cuba, to her untimely passing in the South Bronx in 1992.

262 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 20, 2013

Reviews

[Vero · Rating 1 out of 5]

It reads so poorly, points and facts are repeated in one paragraph after another as if the author needed to fill out a report with 500 words minimum. La Lupe deserved a better writer about her life. Juan states in the beginning of the book that he’s no fan, and you can just tell throughout the book with how lazy his writing is, that he really isn’t.