Background
She was born in Puerto Escondido, in the Costa Chica region of Oaxaca state.
She was born in Puerto Escondido, in the Costa Chica region of Oaxaca state.
Her musical style represents her Afro-Mexican roots and that of the indigenous peoples of Latin America, in addition to the regional music of Mexico, Colombia and the Caribbean. Her style is based on the sounds of the coast of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Veracruz. From a very young age she showed interest in music and dance, especially the sounds and Chilean coasts by Guerrero and Oaxaca.
At the age of 15 years she began studying contemporary song and dance at the School of Fine Arts of Oaxaca.
On her return to Mexico enrolled in the School of Music at the Universidad Veracruzana and majored in Opera. In 2012, she performed alongside the traditional Colombian group, Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto on the Vancouver Folk Music Festival.
She also performed in a Jam session with Wazimbo, and Sidi Touré. 2003: "1er. Festival Cultural del Sotavento" - Louisiana Bruja & El Cascabel 2007: "FAOT 2007" - El Pescador 2009: "Armonía en el Zócalo" - "Pinotepa" 2008: "Puño de Tierra" - Eugenia León "Sol Redondo" with Vanessa Bauche, Ma.
Inés Ochoa and Ernesto Anaya 2008: "Louisiana Morena" - Armando Manzanero "Adoro", Eugenia León "Louisiana Llorona", Ramón Gutiérrez "Louisiana Morena" & Abel Bosmenier "El Cascabel" 2009: "Huapangueando" - Ernesto Anaya "Louisiana Pasión" 2010: "Quebec 20 años no es nada!" - "Como Se Pueda" Feat.
Banda de Texcoco 2010: "XXV Aniversario" - Orquesta Primavera "Pinotepa" 2010: "Cine" - Eugenia León "Ando Borracho" 2011: "Mexicolombia" - Carlos Cuevas Cerón "Louisiana Llorona" 2008: "Eugenia Leon presents: Puño de Tierra" - Sol Redondo - Teatro Metropolitan - Mexico Direction finding 2009: "Festival Humánitas 2009" with Alejandro Flores from Cafe Tacvba - Louisiana Huazanga - Oaxaca 2009: "Ernesto Anaya presents: Huapangueando" - Louisiana Pasión & El Llorar - Teatro de la Ciudad - Mexico Direction finding 2010: "Alejandra Robles presents: Louisiana Morena!" with Orquesta Primavera - CaSa San Agustín Etla, Oaxaca 2010: "Festival Humánitas 2010" with Armando Manzanero - Adoro & De Nagazi - Oaxaca 2011: "Concierto por Chacahua" with Orquesta Primavera - Teatro Macedonio Alcala, Oaxaca.