Guerra was raised by his parents along with his siblings. As of 2018, he is 60 years old and his birth sign is Gemini. He joined the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, where he studied philosophy and literature. After that, he moved to El Conservatorio Nacional de Música de Santo Domingo, where he studied guitar and music theory.
Later, Guerra enrolled at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he graduated in 1982 with a diploma in jazz composition. Later, he returned back to the Dominican Republic and released his first album, "Soplando" (1984) with local musicians known as Juan Luis Guerra y 440.
Similarly, Guerra has released numeorus hit albums including, Mudanza y Acarreo, Mientras Más Lo Pienso...Tú, Ojalá Que Llueva Café, Bachata Rosa, Areíto, Fogaraté, Ni es lo mismo ni es igual, Para Ti, La Llave de Mi Corazón, A Son de Guerra, and Todo Tiene Su Hora.
Guerra is the winner of a Grammy Award. He won the award for his album named Bachata Rosa under the category of Best Tropical Latin Album. He has also been nominated for Grammy Awards for his three albums, Areíto, Fogaraté!, and Ni es lo Mismo ni es igual.
Guerra is a Dominican by nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. He is married to his longtime girlfriend Nora Vega. The couple got married after dating shortly. The couple is blessed with two children Jean Gabriel Guerra and Paulina Guerra Vega. He lives a happily married life along with his wife and children and there is no any rumor of divorce between the couple.
Guerra earns a tremendous amount of money from his professional singing career. He has released numerous albums and songs from which he must have collected a decent amount of salary. According to some source, his current estimated net worth is around $45 million.
