Yuridia Valenzuela Canseco, better known as Yuri, was crowned the “Mexican Madonna” and for a long time captivated thousands of fans with her voice. Thanks to her talent, she enjoyed a big star: from the first Mexican to appear at the Viña del Mar and be the queen of the festival, to becoming the first Mexican singer to win a gold record in Europe.
However, his childhood, gaining fame and staying in the world of entertainment were overshadowed by very difficult experiences, which he explained in an honest interview with “Something personal with Jorge Ramos”.
Did Yuri point a gun at her parents as a child or is it a myth?
Born in 1964 in Veracruz, Mexico, where she was born in 1964, the singer witnessed multiple quarrels between her parents, Carlos Humberto Valenzuela and Dulce Canseco.
In such a dispute, when he was only six or seven years old, he dared to break up the quarrel at gunpoint.
Her parents’ conversations had a strong impact on her, but she managed to heal him as soon as she found God, as she revealed in “Something personal with Jorge Ramos”:
Yuri’s mother had to steal food: her difficult arrival in Mexico City
The singer’s dream interrupted the life of the interpreter. Initially, he influenced his academic future, his parents’ relationship and the family finances.
Yuri only studied until the sixth grade because her mother thought it was not good for school and it was better for her to dedicate herself to music, but her father did not agree.
Once in the Mexican capital, she and her mother faced a number of shortcomings because their father did not send them money: from sleeping “back to back” in a “small bed” until they did not have enough food to eat. three times by date.
In addition, in the long run, the search for a career in the art world was a factor that influenced his parents’ relationship: “My parents divorced a bit because of the ‘artisteada'”, he commented in “Algo personal con Jorge Ramos”. a program that you can watch for free by downloading the ViX application.
Yuri left home at the age of 21 and his escape nearly killed his father.
After several years of work in the field of entertainment, the singer decided to leave home.
According to what Yuri said in “Something personal with Jorge Ramos”, he shared his plans with Luis Miguel, who was surprised and even interrogated her.
Convinced of her decision, she gave a letter to a journalist to deliver to her sister so that her family would find out that she would not return home that night.
The singer pondered this episode of her life and explained why she regrets it.
Yuri’s suicide attempt: why did he want to commit suicide?
The actress also enjoyed fame for a long time, which gave her luxuries, freedom and multiple close relationships.
Despite the success and luck, the singer felt alone.
This feeling of loneliness was a factor that led her to try to commit suicide when she was 30 years old. This heartbreaking story was told in “Something personal with Jorge Ramos”:
A voice, not knowing if it was internal or external, called her to end her life and jump off a balcony.
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God saves Yuri: his religious encounter prevented him from jumping from a balcony
Just as she heard a voice encouraging her to commit suicide, the singer also heard someone stop her as she ran to the balcony.
This encounter with God was a turning point in his life, since from that moment he began his course in Christianity.
Christianity gave Yuri peace: that was his conversion
After God stopped her suicide attempt, fame gave her life to religion. A pastor uncle and his family, who prayed for her and her parents for 10 years, helped her grow in her faith.
Her Christianity kept her out of the show for five years, an industry she really did not want to return to.
Yuri has been bullied because she is a Christian: she showed the pain it causes
Christianity is a very important part of a singer’s life. In fact, she and her husband are pastors in a church. However, her religion has also made her a target of intimidation. Therefore, with tears in her eyes, she asked people not to criticize her for her faith.
Yuri accepted that his religion changed his way of thinking. For example, she used to consider herself a feminist, but not today.
In this sense, the singer delved into one of the issues she disagrees with feminists: abortion.
His views on such issues have caused problems and multiple accusations on social networks, but he assured that at no time did he seek to hurt his words.
Yuri’s return to the stage and his approach with Mara Salvatrucha
According to the translator of “Maldita primavera”, the call of a prophet was the sign she needed to convince herself to return to the art world. However, his return was not easy.
The singer remembered, at times, with a broken voice and tears in her eyes, one of the first concerts she gave when she returned to the show business, in a small town in Tabasco.
Learn about Yuri’s trip to this small town in Tabasco and what happened to Mara Salvatrouha in her interview with “Something Personal with Jorge Ramos” download the vix applicationwhere you will also find thousands of hours of fun, completely free and in Spanish.
‘Something personal with Jorge Ramos’: ViX exclusive talk show
Yuri is part of the celebrities who have opened their lives for “Something Personal with Jorge Ramos”, the exclusive ViX interview show, where we have already heard the stories of Eugenio Derbez, Alessandra Rosaldo, Sebastián Yatra and Isabel Allende.
Download the ViX app to watch the full interviews of these celebrities. In addition, you can enjoy more than 100 channels, completely free in Spanish, with a wide variety of content such as movies, series, soap operas, sports and more.
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