Ferreira, D: If Love Had A Name

Davina Ferreira is a poet, speaker and entrepreneur, founder of Alegrí a Bilingual Media & Publishing, a digital and multimedia company that connects the world with LatinX content via creative writing & storytelling. Ferreira was born in Miami but grew up in Colombia. She is the quintessential symbol of the immigrant's American Dream. Upon arriving in the U.S. Ferreira attended college, receiving a B.A. in Fine Arts from UC Irvine and worked as an actress at with the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts. Later on, she attended The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (RADA) to pursue classical acting. Ferreira then completed a Journalism Certificate at UCLA Extension and began a career in journalism, which led her to launch ALEGRí A Magazine. She then wrote her first book, Take Me With You/Llé vame Contigo, a bilingual compilation of short stories and poems of love. Years later, she wrote Finding My ALEGRIA, an inspirational memoir, which she hopes will motivate young entrepreneurs around the world to pursue their dreams regardless of their circumstances.