Amara La Negra spoke to VladTV about being born and raised in Miami and living with an immigrant mother who doesn't speak very much English. She explained that her mother always worked odd jobs while she was growing up so that Amara could go to dance, acting, and singing classes.
During the conversation, Amara also spoke about feeling lonely as a kid because her mother was always working and she didn't have any extended family living around her. To hear more, including her mother seeing the vision with her talent, hit the above clip.