Dominica Verges González was born on September 19, 1918, in the village of Tapaste, in the municipality of San José de las Lajas, near Havana.

The year 1938 saw the formation of the charanga Orquesta Siglo XX, directed by bassist Alfaro Pérez, who chose Verges as the singer for the group.

With the Siglo XX Verges recorded several songs in 1940 and 1941, and became famous as vocalist, being nicknamed "La Danzonera" due to the popularity of her sung danzones.

[5] In 1941, she recorded two tracks in New York credited to Orquesta Dominica Verges: Osvaldo Farrés's bolero "Acércate más" and Rafael Hernández's danzón "Rebeca".

[2][6] While a member of the Siglo XX, Verges also performed with Justa García's trova quartet as lead singer,[2] as well as Orquesta Modelo, making one recording in 1941.