Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre,
singer-songwriter, and actress Ivy Queen was born Martha Ivelisse Pesante
Rodríguez on March 4, 1972, in Añasco, Puerto Rico. She spent most of her
childhood and teenage years in the United States, settling in New York City and
later studying music at the New Jersey School of Performing Arts. At the age of
18, she relocated to San Juan and became involved with the city's burgeoning
urban scene through her association with producer DJ Negro and the music
collective The Noise. Following her official recording debut on t...