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Bio

Colombian American Poet/Writer & Entrepreneur.

📕 Alegría Media & Publishing Founder/ CEO.
🏆 Award Winning Entrepreneur.
📖 LatinX Indie Publisher.
❤️ Nurturing a new generation of LatinX Storytellers.

Davina Ferreira is an author, speaker and entrepreneur, founder of Alegría, a multimedia publishing company that connects the world with Latinx books & magazines.

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 ALEGRÍA Magazine. She then wrote her first book, Take Me With You/Llévame Contigo, a bilingual compilation of short stories and poems of love. Her latest book, Finding My ALEGRIA is an inspirational memoir, which she hopes will motivate young entrepreneurs around the world to pursue their dreams regardless of their circumstances.

Ferreira has received The Rising Star Award, given to an entrepreneur under 35 by the prestigious National Latina Business Women Association, and the Latina of Influence Award by Hispanic Lifestyle magazine. This year, she received the CSQ Magazine New Gen Award for entrepreneurs under 40 at the Rockefeller Center in New York City.

She is a sought-after speaker; whose passion is to inspire others to succeed as entrepreneurs. This Year, she has just returned from speaking at Harvard’s Latina Lead Conference & Google’s Women’s summit.


In her free time, Ferreira volunteers bringing wellness programs through creative writing, yoga and meditation for mental health awareness to at risk youth in Los Angeles Country.


Her new Poetry book, If Love Had A Name was just released and featured in Oprah Magazine.