Alexandra Maria Landeros was born in East L.A. and raised in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles. Her parents are from Aguascalientes, Mexico and immigrated to California in the mid-1970s. They returned to Mexico in 1980 with Alexandra and her younger brother, but moved back to the United States in 1983 due to the economic crisis. As a child, she played classical piano and danced folklórico. As an adult, she picked up the violin and ukulele and has played and sang early jazz, jug band, and country music. When she is not spending time with her family or learning her new passion, son jarocho–a folk tradition from Veracruz, Mexico–she works with Poder NC to help advocate for the Latina/o community.
Alexandra Maria Landeros nació en el Este de Los Ángeles y se crió en el Valle de San Gabriel. Sus padres son de Aguascalientes, México y emigraron a California a mediados de la década de 1970. Regresaron a México en 1980 con Alexandra y su hermano menor, retornaron a Estados Unidos en 1983 debido a la crisis económica. De niña tocaba el piano clásico y bailaba folklórico. Toca el violín y el ukelele, interpreta jazz antiguo, jug band y música country. Cuando no está pasando tiempo con su familia o aprendiendo su nueva pasión, el son jarocho, una tradición popular de Veracruz, México, trabaja con Poder NC para ayudar a abogar por la comunidad migrante.
