An American actress of Mexican descent, she is also a playwright, screenwriter, and producer. She was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and raised there and in McAllen, Texas. Her childhood was divided between the two countries, and she attended middle and high school in...Read more McAllen. She then attended Boston University to study theater, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, and moved to Chicago in 1998 with her college roommate. She chose Chicago because the Steppenwolf Theatre Company was based there. She has appeared in several plays in Chicago, including the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Goodman Theatre.
An American actress of Mexican descent, she is also a playwright, screenwriter, and producer. She was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and raised there and in McAllen, Texas....Read more Her childhood was divided between the two countries, and she attended middle and high school in McAllen. She then attended Boston University to study theater, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree, and moved to Chicago in 1998 with her college roommate. She chose Chicago because the Steppenwolf Theatre Company was based there. She has appeared in several plays in Chicago, including the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Goodman Theatre.