Janet Dacal (born in Los Angeles, California) is a Cuban-American
actress, singer, and performer in musical theatre. She received the
Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Broadway musical In the
Heights.Dacal's parents are from the La Vibora neighborhood of Havana,
Cuba, though she was born and grew up in Los Angeles. In an interview,
Dacal said, "My mom says that when I was four, I would grab a brush
and pretend to sing songs into a microphone . . . I was the little
girl of the family, and they loved to see me dance around and make
people laugh." Dacal moved to Miami when she was , where she appeared
in a production of Four Guys Named Jose…and Una Mujer Named Maria.In
, she made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Good Vibrations.
Dacal then created the role of beauty salon worker Carla in the
off-Broadway musical In the Heights, for which she won a Drama Desk
Award. Dacal reprised this role for the musical's Broadway transfer.
actress, singer, and performer in musical theatre. She received the
Drama Desk Award for her performance in the Broadway musical In the
Heights.Dacal's parents are from the La Vibora neighborhood of Havana,
Cuba, though she was born and grew up in Los Angeles. In an interview,
Dacal said, "My mom says that when I was four, I would grab a brush
and pretend to sing songs into a microphone . . . I was the little
girl of the family, and they loved to see me dance around and make
people laugh." Dacal moved to Miami when she was , where she appeared
in a production of Four Guys Named Jose…and Una Mujer Named Maria.In
, she made her Broadway debut in the original cast of Good Vibrations.
Dacal then created the role of beauty salon worker Carla in the
off-Broadway musical In the Heights, for which she won a Drama Desk
Award. Dacal reprised this role for the musical's Broadway transfer.
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