ABOUT DALEA
Dalea is a Mexican-American Artist, New Yorker and Intimate Apparel Designer and Stylist.
Her efforts in the artistic area began in 2008, when she began to devote more time to art, starting with music.
She founded the now defunct Symphonic Rock band Quimera Music (2009 - 2013), her artist moniker became 'Quimera', after her band. Her first album “Love and Madness” (out of circulation) was released with the Argentinian label Twilight Records. She followed up with a self-released album titled “IMMORTAL”.
In 2013 she debuted simply as Dalea. While self-producing single releases, music videos and cameos in film soundtracks, Dalea began writing and recording her solo debut album titled ‘VISITOR’, released May 24, 2016.
As an alto with a special timbre (think Alison Moyet, Tanita Tikaram, Diana Ankudinova, Macy Gray) it expert nurturing to find her singing fingerprint; with her album VISITOR and forward, her singing voice is finally properly utilized.
In 2018, Dalea began acting training, her goal being to perform exclusively in roles that mean something special to her. Dalea frequently shares that her life-long love for the arts has nothing to do with seeking notoriety, but everything to do with following her artistic inclinations. Her favorite genres are Fantasy, Science Fiction and Action.
Dalea is the producer of the inspirational microfilm series The Treasury of Life and its counterpart in Spanish La Musa Imperfecta,. They feature fables, poems and original writings meant to uplift and inspire. Via this project she also encourages others to be all they are meant to be. February 6, 2022 saw the release of the first episode, A dream is a wish. Throughout 2022-2024, The treasury of Life Series has been mostly narrated by Dalea; in the future she plans to feature special guests and to expand into other areas of inspirational efforts.
Dalea has a profound interest in using her life to help underprivileged, abandoned or abused children. Having had a difficult childhood herself, she deeply understands the emotional consequences of a child enduring any of the aforementioned scenarios and the importance of providing a helping hand, motivation, mental health facilitation and a foundation of faith as lifelines for a child's future. This work has become a cornerstone in her life.
Dalea resides in the NYC area with her husband and their two very happy Goldendoodles.
Learn more about The Treasury of Life: LINK
Mas Sobre La Musa Imperfecta: ENLACE
You may listen to Dalea's work in music on Spotify here: LINK
DALEA MINI BITS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER
• Dalea is of mix race, her mother was Mexican and her father Basque/Mexican.
• Dalea is vegan, she has been since May, 2013.
• Dalea Biohacks her system. Dalea is on a special supplements regimen pioneered by Dr David Sinclair PHD. It is meant to hack DNA and Cells with the goal of protecting telomers and optimize DNA Methylation to induce optimum health, increase longevity and create a positive divide between cells chronological and biological age; in essence, cell reprogramming. For more on this, read this blog post with links: Biohacking
• Dalea is tall but small, this requires some customization. She is 5' 10" (1.79m) she wears jeans size 4-6 but her leg inseam is 32-33 inches; her watches or bracelets require customization too, her wrists are 5 1/2" / 14cm circumference.
• Miracle baby. Dalea's mom had miscarriages before having Dalea. Her mom took a miscarriage preventing medication called Diethylstilbestrol (now outlawed due to side effects) it allowed her to carry Dalea to term.
• As a child/teen, Dalea lived with various family members. Her biological father was not present, he left before she was born. Her mother had mental health challenges, which prevented her from caring for Dalea full time.
• Clever cookie, Dalea began reading by the age of two; some of her favorite things to read back then were Donald Duck and Archie comics.
• Two left hands! Dalea was an uncoordinated girl, by 13 years of age she had fully grown to her current height of 5’ 10”, it took time to get used to her height.
• Dalea contracted Rheumatic Fever as a kid, it nearly ended her life. When finally diagnosed with RF, she spent many weeks bed-ridden and under heavy doses of penicillin meant to eradicate the virus.
• Dalea was born with a Difference of Sex Development (D.S.D.), there are many forms of it, e.g. Chromosomal, Physical Patterns or both, depending on the case. Ignorance turned her childhood in to a harrowing time that she had to learn to rise above. From 2013 to 2021 she volunteered her time to work providing emotional support to her Latin community affected with DSDs. She did this via her now defunct initiative called Girl Comet.
• Dalea's first name is Jessica, it means God's Messenger, she had tended to favor Dalea for many years because Jessica is a family name on her biological father's side and he was never really in her life.
• Her voice has been featured in film music and meditation programs.
THE TREASURY OF LIFE | New YOUTUBE SERIES
The Treasury of Life series is a short form video series composed of episodes featuring narrations of short stories, fables and original writings meant to invite reflection.
The first season, episode one ‘A Dream is A Wish’ premiered February 6, 2022.
For more information about The Treasury Of Life, click link.