Blog Article

Business owner, author, performing artist, scholar, community leader and Concert Producer, Maya Santamaria has built a burgeoning media/event empire focused on the Twin Cities Latino community. The owner of seven businesses, Santamaria is a local Latina media Mogul, as the only Latino to own their own Broadcasting signals; La Raza Radio and Telemundo Minnesota, which has brought original programming and the only Local News in Spanish to both radio and Television audiences in Minnesota. She also books the hottest artists from Latin America to perform at her restaurant/nightclub El Nuevo Rodeo and produces major Latino outdoor Music Festivals and events, bringing thousands of Latinos together for the biggest and most important events in the Latino community in the State. In addition to being one of the area’s most prominent Hispanic business owners, Maya serves on various Boards, including Meet Minneapolis, previously on The Super Bowl Advisory Board, and is a Mother to two children, Citlali and Nicolas.