She has performed in important music venues such as Auditorio Nacional in México City (with Julieta Venegas[1] in 2007, Belanova[2] in 2008, and Juan Gabriel in 2009.,[3] and Hidden Agenda in Hong Kong, as well as performing in international music festivals like Vive Latino in México City (2006, 2011, 2014),[4][5] Playtime in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, Meet in Beijing in China, and Altavoz in Medellín, Colombia.

She learned to play the Saxophone and music in general.Still, by a twist of fate some of her friends signed her up (unbeknownst to her) for a singing contest at school in Querétaro, where she ended up in second place.

In February 2004, Elis’ showed the demo of "Sunny Day", to Luke Castillo, who was then playing guitar and singing for the band Becker.

The first single, "Give Me Love", had a fast and big acceptance, and consequently Elis was invited to play at the Festival Vive Latino in 2006 and Corona Capital, also in 2006.

In November 2006 Julieta Venegas invited Elis Paprika to play on her first Auditorio Nacional performance in Mexico City.

Early in 2008, Elis Paprika was invited to be a part of the Juan Gabriel tribute album called Amo al Divo de Juárez.

Elis Paprika played on December 8, 2006, for a Green Peace event in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in a campaign against illegal fishing in protected waters.

Express was released, produced by Richo Acosta, and licensed to EMI Music México for distribution, in October 2009, being this her first record to officially be promoted since Give Me Love in 2006.

Meanwhile, Elis began to make new acoustic performances of her songs in unplugged shows, featuring Ernesto "Arbol" Licona, and Ana Lía Perez, on guitars.

That October, after a couple of shows, Jimmy left the band to retake activities with Cherry Strike, and Cachi Zazueta became the permanent drummer.

That same month, they entered Suite 21 Studios in Guadalajara Jalisco to record the songs, produced by Luke Castillo, and Rul Velazquez.

[35] Elis Paprika & The Black Pilgrims began their "Adiós" tour on March 28, 2014, at the Vive Latino Festival in Mexico City.

[40] In late April and early May 2015, Elis Paprika & The Black Pilgrims embarked on their first tour of China, playing Beijing and Hong Kong.

Shaboomy Lozano from the band Azul Violeta replaced Cristian Hernandez who left the Black Pilgrims in early March 2016.

Elis Paprika & The Black Pilgrims performed at Zandari Festa 2017, held from September 29 to October 1, 2017, in Hongdae, Seoul, South Korea.

From late January through mid-February, 2018 Elis Paprika played the final leg of her Black & White tour in the US, and performed in Canada for the first time, with a date in Vancouver BC.

This record, Venganza was produced in collaboration with Richo Acosta, one of Elis' original guitar players, at Train Studio GDL.

[55] "Stupid Song" was included in the motion picture soundtrack for the Mexican film "Plan V", directed by Fez Noriega, and scored by Rodrigo Dávila, which premiered August 13, 2018 in movie theatres across Mexico.

Elis and the band played South Korea, including performances at Zandari Festa 2018, and Pohang Steel Art Festival in October 2018.

In late June and early July 2019, Elis Paprika toured Japan for the first time, with 4 dates in cities around Tokyo, and were the first Mexican Rock band to perform at Playtime Festival in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

This first edition of La Marketa involved over 60 female music artists and illustrators from Mexico's scene, directly selling their merchandise, with live showcases by 15 of them, as well as standup routines, and skate lessons.

[63] On August 18, 2020 Elis began a weekly Now Girls Rule Podcast through the Señal VL channel, produced in collaboration with Vive Latino Festival on digital platforms.

[71][72] Elis performed in front of a live audience for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, on September 10, 2021, at Festival Soxule in the city of Zapotlán El Grande, Jalisco in Mexico.

[74][75][76] In early October 2021, Elis was one of the 5 women professionals awarded by Inspiring Girls Mexico, for inspiring new generations of women in Mexico, alongside famed journalist and author Carmen Aristegui, Cristina Mieres Zimmermann from Heraldo Media Group, Boeing 787 Captain Martha Vera Araujo from Aeromexico, and football star Kenti Robles Salas.

[80][81][82] On December 5, 2021, Elis Paprika and her Now Girls Rule organization held the second edition of La Marketa, their women artist's original merch bazaar in Mexico City.

On December 15, 2021, Elis Paprika performed live at the 4th inaugural concert for House Of Vans México City, alongside Rey Pila, and Marineros.

[87] On November 4, 2022, Elis Paprika released the single "La Verdad",[88][89] marking her first new music to be recorded after the hiatus created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

With this release, Elis Paprika was featured on the front cover of EQUAL, a global Spotify initiative to promote women music artists, for the month of November 2022.

[109] Her songs "Happy", "Give Me Love", and "Texas" are included in the soundtrack of the Mexican film Amor Xtremo from Buenavista Pictures.

[113][114][failed verification] Her song "Now Girls Rule" is featured in Amazon's original series Diablo Guardián, season 1, episode 4.