Corina Figueroa Escamilla [Conor Oberst’s Ex-wife] | Age, Bio, Net Worth, & Children

Corina Figueroa Escamilla is the former wife of the indie rock star Conor Oberst. She came to the limelight because of her affiliation with the founder of the band Bright Eyes.

On various occasions, the audience had even heard her voice on the stage when she lent her voice as a background artist for Oberst or when she performed with him.

Escamilla met Oberst in Mexico, where he was recording his song, and he fell for her hard and fast. The couple got married in less than two years and remained married for several years before things started falling apart.

The couple finally decided to part ways with a mutual agreement, but Oberst shared that he still loves Escamilla though he has moved on.

Biography Summary (Age, Birthday, Nationality, & Wiki)

Popular NameCorina Figueroa Escamilla
Real NameCorina Figueroa Escamilla
Date of birthJune, 1985
Age38 years old
Place of birthMexico
Current ResidenceUSA
FatherNot disclosed
MotherNot disclosed
SiblingsNot disclosed
OrientationStraight
PronounsShe\Her
StatusDivorced
Ex-SpouseConor Oberst
ChildrenNone
OccupationMusician and Audio Engineer
Net worth$200,000 (Estimated)
EthnicityHispanic
NationalityAmerican
ReligionChristianity
ZodiacGemini
HeightUnknown
WeightUnknown
MeasurementUnknown
Hair ColorBlack
Eye ColorBrown
ComplexionFair
How old is Corina Figueroa Escamilla?

Corina Figueroa Escamilla is 38 years old. She was born in June 1985 and she has lived in Nebraska and New York.

Corina Figueroa Escamilla’s Net Worth

Corina Figueroa has an estimated net worth of $200,000 thousand USD.

Escamilla worked as an audio engineer and even lent her voice to the works of her former husband, Oberst.

Corina’s Personal Life and Family

The former wife of Oberst was born and raised in Mexico in a Hispanic household.

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She lived in her hometown until high school and only moved to another town in Mexico for higher education.

After completing her undergraduate, she returned to be with her family.

She only left Mexico after marrying Oberst and started living in Omaha, Nebraska, where her former husband grew up.

After the divorce, she moved out of her former husband’s house and has kept her distance from the limelight ever since.

Because of this, no one knows anything about her whereabouts.

Corina Figueroa Escamilla is Conor Oberst’s Ex-wife

The audio engineer-turned-musician was previously married to the singer-songwriter and guitarist Conor Oberst.

She met Oberst in Mexico in 2008, where she was born and raised. Her former husband was there to record his songs.

They quickly fell for each other and got married in 2010.

Osbert started his musical journey with Saddle Creek, a band he formed with his brothers, and later made a breakthrough with his renowned band Bright Eyes.

Though the musician created around eight bands to this day, he has been most successful with Bright Eyes, which he re-established in 2017.

It was also with Bright Eyes that he released the song Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, which brought him and his band into the limelight.

Osbert was already an established name when he met Escamilla though he was not with Bright Eyes. 

He was head over heels for her and even released a track titled Corrina, Corrina dedicated to her.

The couple was happily married and were supportive of each other.

Even when Osbert got accused of raping Joanie Faircloth during one of his concerts in 2003, Escamilla remained by his side and supported him.

The truth came out sometime soon, and Faircloth apologized for lying and making false accusations.

The couple stood tall through all these but could not make it after this.

They soon parted ways in 2017 with a mutual understanding and have maintained a healthy relationship.

Despite getting divorced, Osbert still featured the voice of Escamilla in his 2020 album dedicated to his late brother.

Though in one of his interviews, Osbert shared that he still loved her, he has already moved on.

He recently shared that he spent the beginning of the lockdown with his girlfriend but has yet to share her identity.

Many suspected that Osbert was dating fellow singer Phoebe Bridgers, but people spotted Bridgers on a date with someone else.

Currently, Osbert is enjoying his life with his secret girlfriend, and Escamilla is enjoying her time away from the limelight and has kept her love life a secret.

Is Corina Figueroa Escamilla Currently Dating Anyone?

There is no information on whether Corina is dating anyone after divorcing Conor Oberst.

Education

EducationInstitutionDegreeYear
UndergraduateThe Ibero-American UniversityChemical Engineering2008
GraduateSAE Institute of TechnologyAudio Engineering2010

Escamilla completed high school at one of the schools in her hometown in Mexico.

She then joined The Ibero-American University to pursue her undergraduate degree.

She completed her study at the university in 2008 with a degree in chemical engineering.

After getting her engineering degree, she enrolled in the SAS Institute of Technology in New York and graduated with an audio engineering degree in 2010.

Career, Engineering, and Background Voice

There is not much information about Escamilla before she married the singer-songwriter, Oberst.

When she met her former husband, she was a chemical engineering major.

However, she moved to the USA after meeting and marrying the artist and started her journey as a musician. You can listen to some of her creations here.

She performed with her former husband and even lent her voice as a background artist.

Her voice can be heard on the album Live at O’Leaver’s of Obsert, which he and his band released in 2020.

Escamilla also studied audio engineering after moving to the USA.

So, despite not knowing what she is doing now, we can guess she might be working as an audio engineer somewhere.

There is also the possibility that she might have returned to using her chemical engineering degree.

She looks Like a young Joan Baez.

People think that she looks like the young Joan Baez in appearance. She is a beautiful lady