Proving that mujeres in rock can be strong, sexy and talented while singing in Spanish and not crossing over is 33 year old Mexicana Ely Guerra. At age 15 the Nuevo León native left home to pursue her musical dream in México DF. Since then she has released four full length albums, numerous EP’s and contributed tunes to films such as Amores Perros. Ely can rock out with the best of them, like she does on the track Mas Bonita. She can also sing sing sultry songs like Tu Boca. Both sides of Ely can be heard on her latest release Sweet & Sour, Hot Y Spicy . Ely Guerra isn’t compared to crossover pop Latinas like Shakira but to Alternative vocalists in both English and Spanish like Ani DiFranco and Julieta Venegas.

Guerra received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album, “Sweet & Sour, Hot & Spicy,” as well as an MTV Latin American Video Award nomination for Best Female Artist. If you live in the San Francisco area you have a chance to see and hear this talented Latina breaking musical boundaries later this month. On Wednesday January 25th, Ely will give a one night only acoustic performance at the Brava Theater Center. Tickets, costing $20-$24, for the 8 pm performance can be purchased online at The Brava Theatre website or by phone at 415.647.2822.