Maridalia Hernández was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, in 1959.

She made her live debut as a pop singer in 1981, while participating in a musical called Sonido Para Una Imagen (Sound for an Image).

[1] Later, she was cast to raving reviews as Maria Magdalena in the Spanish version of Jesus Christ Superstar.

In 1986, she won the Viña del Mar International Song Festival with "Para Quererte," composed by Manuel Tejada and José Antonio Rodríguez.

In addition to her work with Camilo, she appeared with Cuban Jazz pianist, Gonzalo Rubalcaba on the album "Antiguo" for Blue Note Records.