Biography

Liza Irizarry's passion for entertainment began at a real young age. She was born and raised in Washington Heights in New York City; to parents of Puerto Rican and Dominican decent.

Growing up she listened to a combination of English and Spanish music. Her father was a huge influence on her, he listened to Rhythm and Blues like the Four Tops and many other R&B artists. And, of course her  mom would play Salsa and Merengue on holidays and at birthday parties. As a kid she would put on dance numbers at home for the family.

Liza was always eager to participate in the schools talent shows. At the age of eleven along with some friends from the neighborhood who created an R&B girl group called the "uptown girls".  With their friends and family as an audience they went around singing to the songs of Mary J. Blige and SWV.

Later she moved to Miami Beach and with all the exposure of the music and film industry she became convinced and decided to follow her dreams. She began to attend casting calls and auditioning on a regular basis. In spring of 2003 she was selected to join a Latin all girl group called ‘Una Sangre’ (One Blood). Later that summer she recorded a song called ‘Drop It’ with Kurtis Blow and another female artist. Neither project were a success but she developed skills and experience which has helped her gain understanding of the business.

Liza continues to attend casting calls and was chosen as an extra for the film "Prime" a Ben Younger film and a video for group Aventura called "Un Beso" (A Kiss). She has participated in many magazine contests with reputable companies such as Maxim, Smooth, Stuff and others.

She recently did a music video called "Boom" for Mario feat.Juvenile. She appeared as one of the principles girls. The video was directed by Benny Boom.

To book Liza Irizarry for any event, please send an e-mail with complete project description, with location, type of work and rate to pat to:

Flygirl1070vz@aol.com