Samantha Love (born August 30, 1969) is a Puerto Rican television and radio personality, artistic imitator, actress and transgender rights activist. Her radio shows have been heard in places as far from Puerto Rico as Veracruz, Mexico. [1]
Love has been involved in show business since 1987 when she was 18. [2] She has also been involved in a number of controversies. During 2010, she mentioned Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen on her (Love's) public social media accounts, saying that Queen is, according to Love, a man, and criticizing Queen for some comments that Queen had directed at Rene Perez, singer for hip-hop duo Calle 13. [3]
Love was also formerly friends with Pedro Julio Serrano but in 2012, she criticized him and rap singer Lisa M as well, apparently for a demonstration they held at a Puerto Rican restaurant, declaring that "In Puerto Rico, people think that the (LGBT) community's opinion is Pedro Julio Serrano's opinion and that is totally false. And, I don't hold anything against Mr. Pedro Julio Serrano. I don't have any type of negative feelings (towards Serrano), nor hate, nor resentment. I overcame that because I wasn't the one who betrayed our friendship, he is the one who betrayed this (public) servant (Love), but I forgave him and moved on", she wrote on her social pages. [4]
She has been interviewed in a number of Puerto Rican television shows such as Pedro Zervigon's "Al Grano", [5] where she discussed her past imitating Puerto Rican singers Yolandita Monge and Olga Tanon as well as Mexican singer Thalia (in Thalia's characterization of " Maria la del Barrio"), as well as working in productions with father-and-son duo Tommy and Rafo Muniz, Silverio Perez, Antonio Pantojas and others. [5]
During 2019, she was again involved in controversy, when she declared to Puerto Rican media that murdered gay Puerto Rican hip-hopper Kevin Fret had a crush on another hip-hopper, Puerto Rican singer Ozuna. [6]
Love has also been featured as a comedic actress in some television sketches, including on a Raymond Arrieta show, "Raymond y sus Amigos", [7] where she played a version of herself.
Love moved to New York, New York.
- ^ "A celebrar Samantha Love sus 40 en tarima". Primera Hora. August 26, 2009.
- ^ "Episodio 61: Entrevista Samantha Love - Gran Esfera Azul" – via www.granesferaazul.com.
- ^ "Samantha Love pone en duda sexo de Ivy Queen". People en Español.
- ^ "Samantha Love arremete contra Pedro Julio y Lisa M". Metro Puerto Rico. June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "SAMANTHA LOVE EN AL GRANO CON PEDRO ZERVIGON IMITANDO A THALIA Y OLGA TAÑON" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Samantha Love: "Kevin estaba enamorado de Ozuna"". Primera Hora. April 10, 2019.
- ^ "Inesperado giro entre el romance de Mauricio y Samantha Love".
Samantha Love (born August 30, 1969) is a Puerto Rican television and radio personality, artistic imitator, actress and transgender rights activist. Her radio shows have been heard in places as far from Puerto Rico as Veracruz, Mexico. [1]
Love has been involved in show business since 1987 when she was 18. [2] She has also been involved in a number of controversies. During 2010, she mentioned Puerto Rican singer Ivy Queen on her (Love's) public social media accounts, saying that Queen is, according to Love, a man, and criticizing Queen for some comments that Queen had directed at Rene Perez, singer for hip-hop duo Calle 13. [3]
Love was also formerly friends with Pedro Julio Serrano but in 2012, she criticized him and rap singer Lisa M as well, apparently for a demonstration they held at a Puerto Rican restaurant, declaring that "In Puerto Rico, people think that the (LGBT) community's opinion is Pedro Julio Serrano's opinion and that is totally false. And, I don't hold anything against Mr. Pedro Julio Serrano. I don't have any type of negative feelings (towards Serrano), nor hate, nor resentment. I overcame that because I wasn't the one who betrayed our friendship, he is the one who betrayed this (public) servant (Love), but I forgave him and moved on", she wrote on her social pages. [4]
She has been interviewed in a number of Puerto Rican television shows such as Pedro Zervigon's "Al Grano", [5] where she discussed her past imitating Puerto Rican singers Yolandita Monge and Olga Tanon as well as Mexican singer Thalia (in Thalia's characterization of " Maria la del Barrio"), as well as working in productions with father-and-son duo Tommy and Rafo Muniz, Silverio Perez, Antonio Pantojas and others. [5]
During 2019, she was again involved in controversy, when she declared to Puerto Rican media that murdered gay Puerto Rican hip-hopper Kevin Fret had a crush on another hip-hopper, Puerto Rican singer Ozuna. [6]
Love has also been featured as a comedic actress in some television sketches, including on a Raymond Arrieta show, "Raymond y sus Amigos", [7] where she played a version of herself.
Love moved to New York, New York.
- ^ "A celebrar Samantha Love sus 40 en tarima". Primera Hora. August 26, 2009.
- ^ "Episodio 61: Entrevista Samantha Love - Gran Esfera Azul" – via www.granesferaazul.com.
- ^ "Samantha Love pone en duda sexo de Ivy Queen". People en Español.
- ^ "Samantha Love arremete contra Pedro Julio y Lisa M". Metro Puerto Rico. June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "SAMANTHA LOVE EN AL GRANO CON PEDRO ZERVIGON IMITANDO A THALIA Y OLGA TAÑON" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Samantha Love: "Kevin estaba enamorado de Ozuna"". Primera Hora. April 10, 2019.
- ^ "Inesperado giro entre el romance de Mauricio y Samantha Love".