Aniria is the daughter of a Salvadorian Dad and a Puerto Rican Mom pursuing PhD’s in Gainesville, Florida, Aniria learned culture shock at a very young age. The cultural differences between her own parents coupled with Southern Florida culture add to her witty observations. She knew at age 14 that she wanted to make people laugh when she took a drama class to break out of her shell. Terrified daily of going to class, she eventually had to take the stage for an improvisation exercise. Having no idea what to do, all she could think of was talking like her Puerto Rican mom. After wiping tears of laughter, the class gave her a standing ovation and she knew that she wanted to make people laugh. It wasn’t until later that she actually pursued her dream of doing stand-up. Now she is a divorced woman who juggles dating with raising kids.
Aniria’s comedy expresses the “in your face” truths about cultural differences, the South, dating, kids, sex and how men and women relate. She produces and tours with an all-girl stand-up comedy troupe called The Funny Diva Show, an all-female comedy show presented by Vixen Comedy. The show celebrates the diversity in humor by showcasing comediennes of different cultural backgrounds and different comedy styles that range from g-rated material to very adult content. Men and women both will find something they can relate to in this show, so whether it’s a night out with your buddies, date night, or girls’ night out, this show will be sure to keep you laughing creating some off-the-wall memories!
These women are breaking barriers not burning bras so come out and enjoy the show! And she just won Best Screenplay at the St. Pete Comedy Film Festival for her short film 1-800-Call-A-Cougar. She also hosts events as San Juan Sandra, the ALMOST bilingual cousin that loves to learn about people, asking anything! Especially questions to clear up cultural differences between Latinos and Americans.
Aniria encourages all women to express themselves freely. “I’m only talking about what most women think but are sometimes afraid to say.
