Born in Havana, Cuba, Vida moved with her family to the
United States soon after, ending up in the town of Perth Amboy,
New Jersey. In interviews Vida Guerra has said that she was
teased because of the size of her derriere, which was rather
large for someone of her otherwise small stature. Growing up she
entered a couple of runway shows modeling swimwear, and appeared
in a few music videos. She eventually became a
loan officer.
Vida Guerra's modeling career originally began when she was cast
in a lingerie spread for FHM magazine in December of 2002. The
magazine later reported that following the submission, almost
one-third of their mail was from readers demanding more photos
of the five-foot-three girl. She was called back for more photo
shoots and became "FHM's Model of the Year" in 2004. Since then,
she has been featured on the front cover as well as on the
inside of many magazines, including DUB, Smooth, Escape, and
Open Your Eyes (Abre Tus Ojos), and has made multiple
appearances on several Spanish language television programs such
as El Gordo y La Flaca (The Fat Man and the Skinny Woman). Vida
has also become a staple in music videos, appearing in "Shake
Your Tailfeather" (P. Diddy, Nelly and Murphy Lee, from the Bad
Boys 2 soundtrack) and "The New Workout Plan" (Kanye
West) among others.
In April 2005, in an event reminiscent of
Paris Hilton's
similar misfortunes with her mobile phone, Guerra's camera phone
was allegedly hacked. Dozens of Vida Guerra's photos, including
n--- pictures as well as personal photos, were posted on the
Internet and disseminated widely.
Guerra was recently voted Number 26 in F.H.M's "Top 100 S--iest
Females" list and is twice the winner of the magazine's "Best
B---" Award. To capitalize on this fame, Guerra has made her own
calendar, featuring more pictures of her.
Vida Guerra's debut album Theme Park will be released in
September of 2006. The album is a mix of Guerra singing and
rapping, with guest appearances by Paul Wall, Sean Paul, Mike
Jones and other artists. The first single from the album is
entitled "Cut It Up" and features Houston rap artist Paul Wall.
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