Damaris
Damaris Mallma Porras—known professionally as Damaris—was born on January 26,
1986, in Huancayo, Peru, into a family deeply rooted in Andean musical
traditions; her mother is Victoria de Ayacucho, famous as Saywa. She began
musical training at age seven in the Yawar music workshop and performed publicly
by age eight. At fourteen, she won the Pepsi Chart contest with her own ballad
“Porqué No Estás Aquí,” marking the start of her professional recording career,
which led to the 2003 debut album Dame una señal, produced by Martín Venegas.
Her second album, Mil Caminos (2007), showca...
