De Los Santos started her musical career at the age of 4 on the Spanish language television program
Sabado Gigante as a regular cast member. According to an interview with
DJ Vlad, De Los Santos was the only black girl on the cast After her 6-year run on
Sabado Gigante, De Los Santos became a backup dancer for major Latin artists such as
Celia Cruz and
Tito Puente. In 2013, she released the single "Ayy" which became a hit in the Latin market. However, she has experienced difficulties being accepted in the industry of her home country due to her
dark skin and
afro, and was even parodied in
blackface on the Dominican variety show
Aquí Se Habla Español by former beauty queen Geisha Montes de Oca. By 2015, De Los Santos was broke and spent three months homeless, she noted that she was washing her "ass in a freaking 24-hour McDonalds and Walgreens because I was embarrassed. I was already famous. I didn't want people to judge me or look at me in a different light because I had no money at that moment." and
eurocentrism within the
Latin community, which has garnered significant media attention. The series chronicles her attempts to crossover into the mainstream American market. In the first season, she comes into conflict with
light skinned Latino producer Young Hollywood after he criticizes her
afro during a business meeting. In the same year, De Los Santos landed a multi-album deal with
BMG and then went on to release two singles, "Insecure" and "
What A Bam Bam", which was the song that went on to hit the number 8 spot on
Billboard's
Latin Pop Digital Song Sales chart in March 2018. With the release of her debut studio album 'Unstoppable' in 2019,
2019 Premios Juventud,
Premio Lo Nuestro 2019, and co-hosted on the 2019
BET Live Experience with
Safaree Samuels. In the same year, De Los Santos appeared as lead role in the
BET movie
Fall Girls directed by
Chris Stokes in addition to acting in the
Spanish language movie
Bendecidas. In 2020, De Los Santos started a weekly Instagram show, where, together with her mother, she co-hosts a show called
“Grind Pretty, My Mom is the Bomb” that highlights female
entrepreneurs. In describing the show, she noted that she defines "
Grind Pretty as a great platform where women entrepreneurs, who have both small and big businesses, can come together and exchange ideas and help motivate each other and encourage collaboration.” In October 2020, De Los Santos became the backstage correspondent on the Spanish-language competition show
Tu cara me suena, airing on
Univision. == Personal life ==