bˈɔːɹn ɪn ɡɹænˈɑːdə, spˈeɪn, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, æmpˈæɹoʊ sˈænʃeɪ dʒˈɔɪnd hɜː fˈɜːst bˈænd, ðə kˌɔɹɪkɐmˈiːnoʊz ɹˈoʊdɹʌnɚz æt sˈɪkstiːn, ɐ jˈɪɹ ˈæftɚɹ ɐpˈæɹəntli bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ɐ mˈʌðɚ fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm.
Born in Granada, Spain, in 1970, Amparo Sánchez joined her first band, the Correcaminos (Roadrunners) at 16, a year after apparently becoming a mother for the first time.