Yuri (Mexican Singer)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Yuri (born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco on January 6, 1964) is a famous Mexican singer, actress, and TV host. She has maintained a significant presence in the entertainment business in Mexico for the last three decades. Born and raised in Veracruz, Mexico, she moved to Mexico City in 1977, for a career in entertainment. Born Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco in Veracruz, Mexico to Carlos Humberto Valenzuela Priego (died 2007), a medical doctor, and Dulce Canseco on January 6, 1964. She was the youngest of three; one brother, Carlos Valenzuela Canseco, and sister, Yamili Valenzuela Canseco. Yuri's grandfather is of Cuban descent. During her childhood years she studied ballet; at age nine she received a scholarship to study ballet at the famous Bolshoi in Moscow, Russia. However, due to her age and the prospect of having their young daughter living in a foreign country her parents declined. A few years later, her mother in compensation allowed her to join a garage band in Veracruz called Yuri y La Manzana Eléctrica.