Viral Teacher Who Sings Her Lessons Gets Married in Samaná
The teacher who taught her students through songs got married this Saturday in Samaná.
Key points
- María Fernanda Severino Acosta married Esmerlin Moya on Saturday, October 31.
- The ceremony took place in the community of Tierra Blanca, Samaná province.
- Severino went viral in 2026 for videos turning school lessons into songs.
- In April she received the Maureen Tejeda scholarship for a master's degree in STEM-focused education.
Dominican teacher María Fernanda Severino Acosta married Esmerlin Moya in a ceremony held Saturday, October 31, in the community of Tierra Blanca, Samaná province. Family members and close friends joined the couple.
Severino, originally from El Limón, became known on social media in early 2026. Videos of her classes spread widely; in them she turns school material into songs to get students to participate more and reinforce what they learn.
One of the clips that helped make her popular shows her using a musical composition to teach students to recognize and pronounce syllables. Her posts have also brought her teaching approach to viewers in other countries.
The educator works at the Centro Educativo Prof. Estrella María Jesurum Bodden in the community of Juana Vicenta, El Limón municipality. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Instituto Superior de Formación Docente Salomé Ureña (Isfodosu). In April she received the Maureen Tejeda scholarship to pursue a master's degree in STEM-focused education, awarded by the Instituto de Educación Superior LHB.
With her marriage, Severino begins a new chapter in her personal life while she continues to work in teaching.