Graciela Beltran was born on December 29, 1974 in Costa Rica, Sinaloa, Mexico. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was six. Beltran's compilation album with Selena called "Las Reinas Del Pueblo" sold 5 million copies, which became Beltran's first and only album to sell above 1 million copies. Beltran was chosen to sing, as a Cinco de Mayo celebration, in front of former U.S. president George W. Bush.