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Renoly Santiago was born in Lajas, Puerto Rico and he spent his childhood in Union City, New Jersey. Before establishing himself as an accomplished entertainer, Renoly started singing, acting, dancing and writing early on, following his calling while very young; earning a dance scholarship to the Ballet Hispanico and a place at The Professional Children's School in New York. At age 17, he became a lead character and writer on the Emmy-nominated television series 'City Kids'. Renoly made his film debut co-starring in the blockbuster hit 'Dangerous Minds' alongside Michelle Pfeiffer. He plays other major roles in Hollywood films, his credits including 'Hackers' with Angelina Jolie, 'Daylight' with Sylvester Stallone and 'Con Air' with Nicolas Cage and John Malkovich. He also appears in indie films such as 'Punks', 'The Street King' (aka 'King Rikki'), 'Just Another Romantic Wrestling Comedy' and 'Lavoe: The Untold Story', as Latin music legend Johnny Pacheco. Among his episodic television appearances are guest leads in 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent', 'Touched by an Angel', 'Big Apple' and the one-hour television special, 'Stand-up'. Renoly has appeared in many off-Broadway productions under such notable directors as Liz Swados in Lincoln Centre and later, in workshops with Graciella Danielle in 'Blood Wedding' and Gabriel Barre in the Kander & Ebb musical 'Skin of Our Teeth' with Audra MacDonald and Sara Ramirez. Renoly was nominated for a Drama Desk Award by the press as Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical in his Broadway debut as leader of the Vampires gang, Tony Hernandez, in Paul Simon's Latin rock-opera 'The Capeman'. He starred alongside Marc Anthony, Ednita Nazario and Ruben Blades. His later writing credits include the book to the musical 'Bring in the Morning... A Wake-Up Call' at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, starring Lauryn Hill. As a singer, Renoly can be heard as back-up for recording artist India on her album 'Latin Songbird', in duets with Danny Rivera and Marc Anthony amongst others, having performed with many Artists of international renown. He is using his talents in 2011 on community Arts projects in New York; new acting, writing and production ventures across some exciting genres at home and abroad; writing new songs in English and Spanish and recording music in the studio for his debut album.- Actor
- Writer
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Jacobo Morales burst onto the entertainment industry at the age of fourteen and soon after, developed his writing skills in television and with La criada malcriada (1965). The first film he directed, Dios los cría (1979), is recognized as the marking point where Puerto Rico's film industry evolved. His third film, What Happened to Santiago (1989), reached an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990, being the only Academy Award recognition a Puerto Rican film has yet to reach. Morales is considered by many to be the most influential filmmaker in Puerto Rico.- Actress
- Director
- Writer
Mirta Ibarra was born on 28 February 1946 in San José de las Lajas, Cuba. She is an actress and director, known for Strawberry & Chocolate (1993), Hasta cierto punto (1983) and El cuerno de la abundancia (2008). She was previously married to Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Benny Moré was born on 24 August 1919 in Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cuba. He was a composer, known for Overboard (2018), Before Night Falls (2000) and Cuban Fury (2014). He died on 19 February 1963 in Havana, Cuba.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Caitlyn DeAmbra was born on a small island off the coast of Portugal. Her father (John Dockham, married to Barbara) was in the US Air Force for 20 years. Her family traveled often, never staying in one place until her father retired in 1985.. Caitlyn lived in places like Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Southern California, Wyoming, just outside Washington D.C., and Zaragoza, Spain where she began acting at the age of 10. When her father retired they moved to Rockford, Michigan where Caitlyn graduated from Rockford High School, continuing to act. She then attended Grand Valley State University where she studied Acting and worked in the Costume Department. One Thursday and Friday the temperature fell to a skin-freezing 77 degrees below 0 (with the windchill). On Monday she applied to the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Arizona State University. When she was accepted to both, she chose ASU because she could drive there.
Having acted in Elementary, High School and College as well as Community Theater, she began her professional career in "Power, Privilege & Justice" (2002) {The Heiress and the Hitman} (TV) as 'Deborah Nolan-Luster'.- Sandy Valdespino was born on 14 January 1939 in San Jose De Las Lajas, Cuba. He was married to Esperanza . He died on 26 February 2023 in Moultrie, Georgia, USA.
- Celina Sotomayor was born on 2 June 1927 in Lajas, Puerto Rico. She was married to Omar Lopez and Juan Luis Sotomayor. She died on 25 July 2021 in Weston, Florida, USA.