ABOUT
Photograph by Bobby Quillard
Parade Magazine once asked, "Is there anything Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer cannot do?"
A multi-hyphenate artist who brings storytelling to life across Broadway stages, recording studios, and film sets, this Cuban-American actress, singer, composer, and producer seamlessly weaves together performance and creation across every medium. KPBS Radio San Diego called her "a beautiful, sexy, gifted quadruple threat who is a genuine 'find' and undoubtedly a rising star."
It all started with a cardboard violin. "My earliest memory is when I was really little, my mom made me a cardboard violin and showed me how to hold it," shares Nacer. "I started taking lessons at three years old, and officially fell in love with music." That early spark has led to performances at Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall, collaborations with artists including Jason Mraz, Engelbert Humperdinck, Ne-Yo, Wyclef Jean, H.E.R., Gloria Estefan, and Justin Bieber, and a career that spans every corner of entertainment.
Yvette originated the role of Fate in Broadway's Grammy and 8-time Tony Award-winning musical Hadestown and starred as Satine in the First National Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Her theatrical credits include Vanessa in the First National Tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights and Mrs. Wright in the world premiere of Real Women Have Curves at American Repertory Theatre. As Kiki in The Fresh Beat Band, she sold out Madison Square Garden four times, performed in the 85th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, toured for one million fans, graced the cover of Pollstar Magazine, rang the NYSE Morning Bell, and achieved two #1 Albums on iTunes. The Emmy Award-winning series earned her two Imagen Award nominations for Best Actress.
She most recently starred in the feature films Playing For Mozart and Murder Motel (opposite Academy Award nominee Mickey Rourke). She's appeared as Ella on 9-1-1 opposite Angela Bassett, played the iconic role of Cha Cha DiGregorio in FOX's Grease: Live, Guest Starred on Madam Secretary and Criminal Minds, and voiced characters for Disney's Goldie & Bear and Nick Jr's The Fresh Beat Band of Spies.
A John Lennon Songwriting Contest winner who was signed to BMG Publishing (Topline), Yvette has written, produced, and orchestrated original music for numerous films including Dan Fogelman's Life Itself, Miss Arizona, and Replica. Her work has also been featured on a number of commercials and hit TV shows. She produced and co-wrote the acclaimed If The Fates Allow: A Hadestown Holiday Album, while her solo records Havana and I Wish You Would showcase what the Miami Herald described as music "at once ambitious and grounded...featuring a powerful yet fully in control voice."
Beyond performing, Yvette serves as Executive Producer on the feature film Hurricanna (starring Holly Hunter and Mark Duplass), Associate Producer on multiple feature films, and was a Producer on the theatrical sensation Cambodian Rock Band.
"Writing, singing and performing make me feel most alive,” says Nacer. But her impact extends far beyond entertainment. As an ambassador for Active Minds and Celebrity Champion for the Alzheimer's Association, she channels personal loss into purpose. Having lost her grandmother to Alzheimer's disease, she founded Creative Minds Care, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting brain health and advancing research toward a world without neurodegenerative diseases.
