Yolanda Ruiz strives forward as pop singer

“The music industry has never left an open door for dreamers, but that hasn’t stopped former San Jose State University student Yolanda Ruiz from pushing her way through strife and hardship to become a pop singer.

“I only know to follow my passion,” Ruiz said. “We only have one life.”

After many years of vainly chasing a Latin pop-infused singing career in San Jose, Calif., Ruiz took off to Los Angeles in 2002 in pursuit of a dream that lived with her since she was performing in talent competitions as a child.”

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