- Performed with Gilbert Roland in his last film Barbarosa.
- Has the singular distinction of being the only actor to have worked with Luis Valdez's internationally renowned El Teatro Campesino and in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit.
- Debuted the Spanish language version of Butterflies are Free, Las Mariposas Son Libres, at the Earl Holliman Fiesta Dinner Theatre in San Antonio, Texas with Mexican actress Rita Macedo.
- She was months old when her family immigrated from Mexico to the United States. They moved frequently in the first 6 years of her life so she never attended kindergarten. She learned English and American culture by watching TV. Schools and universities have always been a place of intellectual and spiritual mediation. Her entire education was funded by scholarships.
- The two most influential individuals and theatre artists in her life were Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino and Jerzi Grotowski.
- Holds a Ph.D. in Drama from Stanford University, an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Southern California and a B.A. in Theatre from Whittier College.
- In 2023 awarded the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for "Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play" for her work in Yale Repertory Theatre's production of Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles".
- Traveled to Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritea, Mombassa, Sri Lanka and Thailand as the on-camera spokesperson for Christian Children's Fund. CCF raised funds to aid in the 1983-85 Ethiopian famine crisis and to assist children living in dire poverty.
- Studied directly with master directors/teachers Duncan Ross, Lee Strasberg, Jerzi Grotowski, Arianne Mnouchkine, Tom Leabhart, Hector Mendoza, Luis De Tavira, Anna Deavere Smith, Patsy Rodenburg and Augusto Boal.
- Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the Centro Universitario De Teatro (CUT) at the National University of Mexico, the University of Guadalajara and Rio Hondo Junior College.
- Is a published author. Her work focuses on Chicano-Latine-Latin American theatre and performance.
- Is a Fulbright Scholar Dartmouth College Cesar Chavez Dissertation Fellow alumnus.
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