Cecilia Santiago (born circa 1969, Tecalitlan, Jalisco), better known as Cessy Casanova, is a Mexican

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and singer. She has been doing comedy singing for over twenty years.

Biography

Casanova is the daughter of former

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guitarron player Natividad Santiago, and the sister of the band's current guitarron player, Marco Antonio Santiago. Casanova began her comedy career in 1989. Casanova had always told jokes at school events, but her true passion was singing. Even though doing comedy wasn't her original plan, she eventually embraced her humor. Casanova usually performs on stage wearing an

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. She bills herself as ''La Dama de la Comedia'' (''The Dame of Comedy''). As a singer, she can perform ballads as well as songs in the Latin and pop genres. She inserts humor into her singing. Cessy currently lives in Mexico, D.F.

Discography

*''Hazme Tuya'' *''Entre Sabanas''

References

Mexican women singers Living people People from Jalisco Mexican women comedians Year of birth uncertain Year of birth missing (living people) {{Mexico-singer-stub