Elizabeth Pena
Elizabeth Pena: Born in 1959 in Peña spent her early years in Cuba
. Her father, Mario Peña, was a Cuban actor, writer, and director who co-founded the Latin American Theatre Ensemble; her mother, Estella Margarita (Toirac) Peña, was an arts administrator and producer. They moved to New York City
when Elizabeth was eight. She graduated from New York
's High School of Performing Arts
in 1977, her classmates including Ving Rhames
and Esai Morales
, whom she would later star with in La Bamba and Resurrection Blvd.. She was a founding member of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors
.
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