Millie Corretjer
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Milagros Ninnete Corretjer Maldonado, known as, Millie Corretjer
(b. April 18, 1974, is a Puerto Rican
singer and actress. She is married to boxer Oscar De La Hoya
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show named La Ola Nueva (The New Wave). In 1995, she released the album Sola (Alone), which sent three of her songs to the Billboard lists and the album featured two Spanish versions of Selena songs "Where Did the Feeling Go? which was called Donde Te Has Ido Amor and "Only Love" called Solo Tu. In 1997, Corretjer released her second album, Emociones (Emotions). Her third album, 1999's Amar es un Juego
earned her a golden album in Puerto Rico, her song De Hoy en Adelante (From Today On) ranked number one on Billboard for more than six weeks. Millie has a very soft, low and angelic singing voice when she sang. Corretjer and her music became well known in Puerto Rico, Latin American countries, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (where she lived for six months) and the United States.
De La Hoya at the time, asked that Corretjer be the model on his next music video. After meeting each other on an EMI convention in Texas, Corretjer and De La Hoya fell in love and began dating. Corretjer and De La Hoya were married on October 5, 2001, in a secret ceremony in San Juan
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Millie made an appearance in an Oscar video "Para Que" and years later Oscar did the same in Millie's latest album "En Cuerpo y Alma" for the song video "En Cuerpo y Alma".
, Puerto Rico
. On May 5, 2007 in Las Vegas
, just one hour after the De La Hoya-Mayweather fight was over, in Oscar's locker room, Corretjer revealed to De La Hoya that she was three months pregnant with their second baby. Their second child, a girl, named Nina Lauren Ninette De La Hoya Corretjer, was born on December 29, 2007, on Oscar Gabriel's second birthday.
(b. April 18, 1974, is a Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
singer and actress. She is married to boxer Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar de la Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer of Mexican descent. Nicknamed "The Golden Boy", De La Hoya won a gold medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games shortly after graduating from Garfield High School. De La Hoya comes from a boxing family. His grandfather Vicente, father Joel Sr., and brother...
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Early years
At the age of 15, Corretjer hosted a Puerto Rican televisionTelevision
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show named La Ola Nueva (The New Wave). In 1995, she released the album Sola (Alone), which sent three of her songs to the Billboard lists and the album featured two Spanish versions of Selena songs "Where Did the Feeling Go? which was called Donde Te Has Ido Amor and "Only Love" called Solo Tu. In 1997, Corretjer released her second album, Emociones (Emotions). Her third album, 1999's Amar es un Juego
earned her a golden album in Puerto Rico, her song De Hoy en Adelante (From Today On) ranked number one on Billboard for more than six weeks. Millie has a very soft, low and angelic singing voice when she sang. Corretjer and her music became well known in Puerto Rico, Latin American countries, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (where she lived for six months) and the United States.
Corretjer marries Oscar De La Hoya
In 2000, Oscar De La Hoya recorded his first music album. In the studio, while trying to record songs for his album, De La Hoya was finding it difficult to sing with more passion. To demonstrate passionate singing, his producer Rudy Perez showed him "Una Voz en el Alma", one of Corretjer's music videos from the previous album that he had produced for Millie. De La Hoya asked for the name of the singer in the video, and the producer replied that she was a singer and actress named Millie Corretjer, who had previously worked with him.De La Hoya at the time, asked that Corretjer be the model on his next music video. After meeting each other on an EMI convention in Texas, Corretjer and De La Hoya fell in love and began dating. Corretjer and De La Hoya were married on October 5, 2001, in a secret ceremony in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
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Millie made an appearance in an Oscar video "Para Que" and years later Oscar did the same in Millie's latest album "En Cuerpo y Alma" for the song video "En Cuerpo y Alma".
Currently
On December 29, 2005, Corretjer gave birth to Oscar Gabriel De La Hoya Corretjer in San JuanSan Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. On May 5, 2007 in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
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, just one hour after the De La Hoya-Mayweather fight was over, in Oscar's locker room, Corretjer revealed to De La Hoya that she was three months pregnant with their second baby. Their second child, a girl, named Nina Lauren Ninette De La Hoya Corretjer, was born on December 29, 2007, on Oscar Gabriel's second birthday.