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Vida Guerra
Date of birth March 19, 1974 (1974-03-19) (age 33)
Place of birth Havana, Cuba
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Measurements 36C"-25"-37"
Weight 115 lb (52 kg)
[Vida's World Official web site]
Vida Guerra (born March 19, 1974[1] in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-born
American model and occasional actress and singer. Her first notable
appearance was in a photoshoot for the U.S. edition of FHM magazine, and
since then, she has modeled for many other men's magazines, including
Playboy. She often appears on Univision television shows and is well known
due to her larged sized rear end. Many people consider her to have the best
derriere, and she has released videos featuring this body part.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Guerra moved with her family to the United States soon
after, ending up in the town of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. In interviews, Vida
has said that she was teased because of the size of her rear end ,which was
rather large for someone of her otherwise small size. Growing up she entered
a couple of runway shows modeling swimwear, and appeared in a few music
videos.[2]
Rise to fame
Her modeling career originally began when she was cast in a lingerie spread
for FHM in December 2002. The magazine later reported that following the
submission, almost one-third of their mail was from readers demanding more
photos of Vida. She was called back for more photo shoots and became "FHM's
Model of the Year" in 2004 [3]. Since then, she has been featured on the
front cover as well as on the inside of many magazines, including DUB
Magazine, Smooth, Escape, and Open Your Eyes (Abre Tus Ojos), and has made
multiple appearances on several Spanish language television programs such as
El Gordo y La Flaca (The Fat Man and the Skinny Woman). Vida has also become
a staple in music videos, appearing in "Shake Your Tailfeather" (P. Diddy,
Nelly and Murphy Lee, from the Bad Boys 2 soundtrack) and "The New Workout
Plan" (Kanye West), in "Obsession" (Frankie J) among others. Additionally,
she has appeared in Burger King's Tendercrisp Bacon Cheddar Ranch
commercial, a couple of sketches on Chappelle's Show, like the infamous
"Piss On You" videos (spoofing the infamous R. Kelly sex tape), and also
appeared in the film National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2. Vida lent her voice to
the video game Scarface: The World Is Yours.
In April 2005, in an event reminiscent of Paris Hilton's similar misfortunes
with her mobile phone, Guerra's camera phone was allegedly hacked. Dozens of
her photos, including nude pictures as well as personal photos, were posted
on the Internet and disseminated widely. In interviews, Guerra said the nude
body images were of another woman, and that they were presented along with
actual non-nude camera phone images of herself to give the appearance that
she was the naked woman pictured. [4] However, her record label at the time
maintained that the photos were legitimate, and leaked deliberately as a
publicity stunt. Vida was dropped by the label over this incident.[5]
Vida was recently voted Number 26 in F.H.M's "Top 100 Sexiest Females" list
and is twice the winner of the magazine's "Best Butt" Award. To capitalize
on this fame, Guerra has made her own calendar, featuring more pictures of
her. Guerra also appears on Primped, produced by GoTV Networks, where Vida
helps three "average" women become "primped".
Despite not posing nude for formal photo shoots in the past, Guerra appeared
fully nude in the July 2006 issue of Playboy. She said that she had agreed
to pose partly because she felt that they would do it with class, and partly
because, due to the hacked phone incident, she wanted people to know what
she really looked like naked, and not confuse her with some other woman. She
also appeared in the Jan/Feb 2007 issue of FHM [6] and Black Men magazine
[7].
Filmography
National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2 - Violet
Chappelle's Show - Dancer
Fake Preacher
Music career
The first track from Guerra's self titled debut album was leaked onto the
internet on November 2, 2006. The song is titled "You Got Me." Her CD is
believed to feature Paul Wall, Mike Jones, and a few other unconfirmed
artists. It has been reported that Vida both sings and raps on the CD. It
was voted number one on Telemundo's special, "Best New Album Debuts."
Confirmed track listing
* "You Got Me" (Vida Guerra)
* "Cut It Up" (Vida Guerra featuring ProHoezak&Murphy Lee)
* "Hey Yo" (Vida Guerra)
* "Like Dat" (Vida Guerra featuring Mike Jones)
Confirmed in myspace.com/vidasmusic
Age
At times, Guerra's age has been reported to be considerably lower than that
given by most sources, including magazines and some fan pages on the
Internet. FHM, the magazine that discovered Guerra and brought her to fame,
maintains in an interview with her in 2005 that she was 25 years at the
time, although her real age according to the birthdate of 1974 would have
been 31 years.[8]
References
1. ^ Vida Guerra (English). AskMen.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-3.
2. ^ Vida Guerra (English). AskMen.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-3.
3. ^ Story: Vida demanded by FHM readers, 2003, Vida called back by FHM
4. ^ Vida Guerra: Dangerous Curves Ahead (English). LatinRapper.com
(2006-06-09). Retrieved on 2006-07-18.
5. ^ Vida Guerra Accused Of Leaking Nude Photos As A Publicity Stunt
(English). BallerStatus.net (2005-08-02). Retrieved on 2005-08-02.
6. ^ http://www.celebsking.com/movie1/vida-guerra/vida-guerra-011.jpg Vida
in FHM Jan/Feb 2007
7. ^ http://www.jonmega.com/gallery/download/84701-1/Vida+Guerra+-+Black+Men+Mag-07.jpg
Vida in Black Men magazine
8. ^ http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_girls_of_fhm_article.asp?idx_id=322
Interview with Vida
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