CORINA KATT AYALA
CORINA KATT AYALA is one of the most electrifying Performers and broadly talented Artists in a generation. Known for her honest, open hearted and intimate style she is a one-of-a-kind Music, Screen & Theater Producer, Singer/Songwriter, Screenwriter & Actor/Director whose work goes right to the heart of love, inspiration and human triumph. Ask anyone, the world over, who has witnessed her perform in concert, on the theatrical stage or on the small or big screen and they will tell you that they have witnessed the truth.
After Scoring a string of Top 40 DANCE HITS on the US CHARTS, CORINA catapulted onto the US BILLBOARD HOT 100 with her smash hits "NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE", "WHISPERS" & TOP 10 HIT, "TEMPTATION" which ranks #87 in the ROLLINGSTONE Magazine top 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time. TV appearances on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, "CLUB MTV” & "SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO" among others would give way to national MTV & VH1 tours with the likes of MARKY MARK(Mark Wahlberg), BOYS II MEN, ICE CUBE and another US BILLBOARD HOT 100 HIT, "SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME", Produced by LIL JON for SOSO DEF/COLUMBIA RECORDS.
Shifting gears, CORINA was also making waves on the BIG SCREEN with a leading role opposite MARC ANTHONY in "EAST SIDE STORY" before starring opposite ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL in "FUNNY VALENTINE" and EMMY & GOLDEN GLOBE winner PETER DINKLAGE in "FORTUNES". CORINA would later be hand picked by ACADEMY AWARD winning Actor/Director TIM ROBBINS to portray the famed Mexican Artist FRIDA KAHLO. In this TOUCHSTONE PICTURES release "CRADLE WILL ROCK”, CORINA would star opposite RUBEN BLADES, JOHN CUSACK, BILL MURRAY, JOHN TURTURRO, EMILY WATSON and OSCAR winning legends SUSAN SARANDON & VANESSA REDGRAVE.
Not stopping at roles being offered her, CORINA would go on to Write/Produce the kind of roles she wanted to be seen for. A love for developing Character & Story would lead to 3 feature length screenplays, 2 One-Woman-Shows & a Sitcom Pilot she would Write, Produce, Direct & Star in, entitled "LATIN IN AMERICA", based on her dysfunctional yet ironically hilarious real life family. She also created a fun loving, fictional character, LUPITA, for her YOUTUBE Series "LUPITA SAYS". LUPITA is adored by dedicated fans and followers all over the world. In 2024 CORINA is slated to Host her 1st Primetime Podcast and to release her 2nd and long awaited follow up Album to CORINA.