Daniela Villarreal

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Daniela Villarreal
Daniela Villarreal from The Warning singing on stage at Wacken Open Air 2024.
Villarreal in 2024
Background information
Also known asDany
Born
Daniela Villarreal Vélez

(2000-01-30) 30 January 2000
San Pedro Monterrey, Mexico
GenresHard rock, alternative rock, alternative metal
Occupations
  • Guitarist
  • vocalist
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active2013–present
Member ofThe Warning

Daniela Villarreal Vélez (born 30 January 2000) is a Mexican musician who is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band The Warning.[1]

Life and career

Daniela Villarreal was born in San Pedro Monterrey, Mexico. She went to a bilingual high school (Liceo de Monterrey Redwood) making her fluent in English.[2]

From her early childhood she was taught classical piano, and later guitar and – in her school – saxophone.

In 2013, the Villarreal sisters formed their band, The Warning, where she's the guitarist and primary vocalist.

In January 2025, Villarreal, a PRS sponsored artist, performed two songs at the PRS 40th Anniversary Event and received a 40th anniversary guitar from Paul Reed Smith himself. At the same event, Orianthi Panagaris gifted her own PRS signature-series guitar to Daniela.[3][4]

In November 2025, Billy Idol celebrated his 70th birthday on a concert in Mexico City. Villarreal was invited to the stage for a joint performance of "Dancing with Myself".[5]

Equipment

Villarreal is an official PRS featured artist,[6] and as such, owns and plays various models of this brand including a PRS Custom 24-08, a 40th Anniversary Pearl PRS, and a Lotus Bloom Private Stock PRS gifted to her by Orianthi.[7] She also uses a Gibson Explorer gifted to her by Lzzy Hale of Halestorm, and a mustard-yellow Manson ORYX VI given to her by Matt Bellamy of Muse. Villarreal also uses a Fender Baritone Stratocaster[8] extensively used on the album Keep Me Fed.

Awards

Villarreal was named by Guitar World magazine as one of their guitarists of the year for 2025 and featured alongside other recipients on the January 2026 cover.[9]

References

  1. "The Warning homepage". Archived from the original on 2 March 2021.
  2. "The Warning on Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk". Eddie Trunk. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025 – via YouTube.
  3. "Orianthi Gifts Her Lotus Bloom Guitar to Dany Villarreal on Stage!". PRS Guitars. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  4. Gazcon, Vero. "THE WARNING X PRS: Dany Villarreal makes his guitars sing". Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. Salvador, Cinthia (1 December 2025). "Billy Idol celebrated his birthday in Mexico City and Daniela Villarreal from The Warning sang "Las Mañanitas" to him with a mariachi band". Infobae (in Spanish).
  6. "Dany Villarreal - The Warning". PRS Guitars. Retrieved 9 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Dany Villarreal - The Warning - page 2". PRS Guitars. Retrieved 9 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Dany Villarreal's unconventional alternate tuning". Guitar World. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Guitar World's Guitarists of the Year 2025". Guitar World. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)