[2] Her grandmother was the writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché, and her aunt is the actress Emoé de la Parra.

[3] At age 19, de la Parra returned to New York City, to study piano and conducting at the Manhattan School of Music.

[1] In 2003, de la Parra founded her own ensemble, the Mexican-American Orchestra, at the behest of the Mexican Consulate, which asked de la Parra to produce a concert featuring Mexican music for the Mexico Now Festival.

[1] The orchestra and de la Parra released two commercial recordings, Mi Alma Mexicana – My Mexican Soul, and Travieso Carmesí.

[8][9] In May 2015, de la Parra made her first guest-conducting appearance with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO).