Linda Viera Caballero, better known as La India, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter of salsa, house music, and Latin pop. La India has been nominated for both Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, winning the Latin Grammy Award for Best Salsa Album for the Intensamente La India Con Canciones De Juan Gabriel album.
Where is La India from?
Caballero was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Both her parents moved to New York City soon after her birth, settling in the South Bronx area of the city. Initially, they lived with Caballero’s grandmother, a woman who served as an important influence on Caballero’s life. Caballero began singing as a young girl, even taking opera training for a brief time.
Her stage name, La India, was given to her by her grandmother because of her dark features and long, straight, black hair. La India describes herself as a feminist, having watched her father abuse her mother while she hid under the bed.
