Cecilia Santiago better known as Cessy Casanova, is a Mexican

Mexican people

Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....

 comedienne and singer. She is the daughter of former Vargas de Tecalitlán

Vargas de Tecalitlán

Vargas de Tecalitlan is a Mexican folk ensemble of mariachi music created in 1897 by Gaspar Vargas. From 1950 it has been under the artistic guidance of Rubén Fuentes. The group's musical direction has been the responsibility of Don Jose "Pepe" Martinez since 1975.-Members:A minimum mariachi group...

 guitarron

Guitarrón

See also: Guitarrón ChilenoThe guitarrón mexicano or Mexican guitarron, is a very large, deep-bodied Mexican 6-string acoustic bass played in mariachi groups...

 player Natividad Santiago, and the sister of the band's current guitarron player, Marco Antonio Santiago. Casanova began her comedy career in 1989 but has become better known in recent years for her appearances on several of Televisa

Televisa

Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...

's stand-up comedy programs, most recently Fabrica de risas, "TV de Noche", etc.

Casanova usually performs on stage wearing an evening gown

Evening gown

An evening gown is a long flowing women's dress usually worn to a formal affair. It ranges from tea and ballerina to full-length. Evening gowns are often made of a luxury fabric such as chiffon, velvet, satin, or silk...

. She bills herself as La Dama de la Comedia (The Dame of Comedy). As a singer, she can perform ballads as well as songs in the Latin and pop genres.

Cessy currently lives in Mexico, D.F..