With an ancestry that dates back to the Spanish conquistadores and Purepecha Indians, Vaniity was born in Michoacan, Mexico on July 26, 1973. Her father was a photographer and songwriter.

He was more of a "Casanova" and wasn't around much, but she was very close to her mother. Vaniity, aka Vanity, is the 8th child in a family of 11. Her family migrated to the U.