Puela Lunaris grew up in the ruins of a Moorish castle, immersed in traditional Flamenco culture, but only realized her passion for Flamenco, much later in life, while working as an entertainment producer for Univision in Miami, Florida. She gave up a successful career in commercial TV to become a full time dancer in 1993.

Soon after that, she decided to use her professional expertise as a producer in the service of promoting dance and cultural diversity. In 1994, she created the Dances of the World Society as a network for individuals and organizations to Rescue Dances and Music in Danger of Extinction. Her main focus is in the realm of Flamenco through The Chanelar Flamenco Project.

A disciple of the legendary Maestro "El Farruco," Puela Lunaris has devoted her career to rescuing aspects of Flamenco that are in danger of extinction, including Zambra and Recitado Flamenco.

She studied under the great Gabriela Ortega, inheriting from her the entire school of “Recitado Flamenco Culto”, which emcompasses reciting the poetry of the great poets in Spanish literature, such as Lorca or Alberti in synchronicity to the passionate rhythms of the Flamenco guitar.

Aware of the value of  her work, the University of Sevilla in 1995 commissioned her performance: En Busca de un Arte Perdido: El Recitado Flamenco.

Passionate about making her culture accessible to international audiences by producing quality educational materials, Puela has created the Flamenco Caliente! Practice Music Trilogy, companion albums to the Flamenco Dance Trilogy (DVDs).

She is also the curator, artistic director and producer of the Legendary Gypsy Masters Anthology.

Ms Lunaris is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

Puela Lunaris TV appearances include those of Spain's national television networks (TVE, Canal Plus, Telecinco, Antena 3, Canal Sur), the R.A.I. (Italy) as well as Univision, NBC, CNN and PBS in the U.S.A

As a dancer, some of Puela Lunaris most memorable performances have taken place at the Teatro de la Villa (Madrid), Universidad de Sevilla and Teatro Central (Seville), The International Babylon Festival, at Alexander the Great's Throne Room, in the ancient city of Babylon (Iraq), the off-Broadway show Goddessdance (New York City). Members of the Royal Jordanian family were delighted by her performance in Amman. She has also performed for Former Vice-president Al Gore and Dr. Deepak Chopra at the Alliance for the New Humanity in San Juan (PR).

Ms. Lunaris has served as a consultant for the New York City Center Education Department to develop a curriculum to teach Flamenco in the schools.

Besides being a teaching artist at the New York City Center, Puela Lunaris has taught at Peter Gabriel's W.O.M.A.D. Festivals, The Performing Arts Network in Miami Beach, The Centro Andaluz de Danza in Seville, The Escuela Popular de Múscia y Danza in Madrid, The New York Open Center, The Juilliard School, and The Instituto Cervantes in New York City.

Interested in taking the benefits of the performing arts beyond the stage and into people’s lives, Puela has created several self-development systems including:

Puela Lunaris holds a B.A. in Dance in Education and Spanish Language and Culture from the State University of New York. She is also a Certified Yoga and Qi-Qong Teacher, a Modern and Sacred Belly Dancer, as well as a Certified Integral Yoga Stress-Management Consultant and a Certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner.