Now, she has just won the Latin Grammy for Best New Artist.

Alvarez grew up surrounded by music.

When there was a family reunion, I was the artist.

Angela Alvarez Becomes Renowned Singer at 95 Years Old and Wins a Grammy

Cover art of Angela Alvarez’s debut album

They made me dresses and I always liked to perform, she toldBillboard.

Once she graduated from school, she told her father she wanted to become a professional singer.

Eventually, she got married and found happiness in raising her four children.

She also had to face the premature death of her husband and her only daughter, both to cancer.

I didn’t know this about her, Carlos Jose toldCNN.

And that was the beginning, Carlos Jose said in an interview.

He also invited her to appear in the 2022 reboot of the movieFather of the Bride.

Her story just blew me away.

She represents a generation, perhaps our greatest generation of Cubans, said the actor.

I promise, it’s never too late.

I promise, it’s never too late, she said during her Latin Grammy acceptance speech.