Digna was born on December 18, 1956, in the beautiful  village of Moroceli, El Paraiso, Honduras, Central America. Two years later, her mother moved to another village called Las Mercedes, in the outskirts of the beautiful valley of Comayagua. There, she spent her childhood  and where the special gift of reciting and writing, emerged at the very young age of 5.

 

At a special event at her school, Little Digna was given a poem to recite, instead, she wrote one of her own and her teacher  was pleasantly surprised about  her ability to write and recite at that young age. From there on, she recited in every event at the school. Digna's inspiration and ability to write her thoughts in a particular way caught the attention of those who listened and often made them weep with emotion. Her talent was also very obvious when she took popular songs and changed the words completely and put her own words to express her feelings. That is how she grew, with  poetry and music.

 

Digna tells us "When I was eight years-old, I used to day dream. I dreamed about writing books. I dreamed that many singers sang the things I wrote. I lived many years like this, dreaming and dreaming."

 

After finishing elementary school, she moved to the capital city, Tegucigalpa where she studied at Vicente Caceres Institute; there she finished high school. It was in this school where Digna had a teacher who recognized her talent and gave her oratory lessons. "She was a very strict mentor but that, helped me in a big way" recalls Digna. That, also, contributed tremendously to develop and affirm her passion for poetry and writing.

 

In the midst of tremendous adverse circumstances, Digna went to higher education at the Minerva's Institute in Tegucigalpa, where she graduated as a Commercial Secretary and went to work for a large company and was very successful.

 

From childhood through adolescence, Digna went through very difficult times and on four occasions, she attended suicide but, miraculously, she was saved from killing herself. For ten years Digna stopped writing and reciting, and it seemed like her dreams and passion for this art had died in the midst of so much turmoil in her life. In 1984, at the age of 28, Digna came to the U.S. and two years later, she experienced the joy of having a personal relationship with Jesus as her Savior. It was then, that she found out that there was hope for her dreams to come alive again. In 1989 she began congregating at a Christian Church with her three daughters, Ruth Soary, Heysi Karelia, and Dunia Jacqueline. It was in this church (Verbo of New Orleans) where she met Victor Gonzalez, the church’s Music Pastor; they fell in love and married in April 1991.

 

Two weeks before a Thanksgiving Dinner event at the church, she told her husband about her ability to write poems.  She was given the opportunity to do so in that occasion.  This was the beginning, where Digna continued living her passion for writing and reciting her poetry.  With full support of her husband Victor, who is now her producer, and others, she was encouraged to write and continue to pursue her dream again.

 

Digna has been invited to special church meetings. She has traveled to California, Texas, Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. She has also  appeared on radio and TV as well. As a result, Digna wrote her first poetry book in 1999, entitled, CUANDO TU ME INSPIRAS (When You Inspires Me). Three poems from this book were sung by the famous and recognized Honduran singer Jorge Gomez on his CD, CUANDO BUSCO TU ROSTRO, (When I Seek Your Face), words by Digna. She has also written songs (Por Ella [By Her]) for a young promising singer (George Gomez Jr).

 

Digna's dreams came true finally, her poems and songs were sung by artists.

 

One dream births to another dream. After writing her book of poems, Digna and her husband  felt that their next project would be the production of a CD. Not only would show Digna's talent for writing and expressing God's love, but also her unique inspirational voice. After three years in the making the results were one of a kind. The CD, which was named INSPIRACIONES (Inspirations), was finished and is available in many musical establishments. Now her first novel The Shadow of the Scorned is finally published.

 

In March 31 of 2003 at a special dinner, Digna was given the recognition as a Poet by A.H.U.N.NO. (Association of Hispanic and United Artist of New Orleans), for her accomplishments in the art of poetry with a beautiful trophy.

 

Today, Digna now lives with her husband Victor and daughter Dunia in LaPlace (20 miles from New Orleans), Louisiana. She continues writing and reciting her poems with the same passion. Among her future plans are to write a second book of poems, to produce another CD and a novel which is now finished and will be published in the middle of 2008. Digna is also a proud grandmother of' a beautiful boy, Josue Alfonso, Alexis Karelia from Heysi. From her oldest daughter,  Gavin Kenneth,  born May 2, 2005  and Bryanna Soaris born on October 22, 2007.

 

It was definitely, not an easy road for Digna, but with her faith in God, her determination and perseverance, even in the worse and unimaginable circumstances, she persevered and her dreams came true… and continue to come to life.

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