Bianca Marroquín
| Bianca Marroquin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bianca Pamela Marroquín Pérez |
| Born |
January 15, 1976 Matamoros, Tamaulipas, México |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Dancer, actress |
| Website | biancamarroquin |
Bianca Marroquín (born on January 15, 1975) is a Mexican musical theatre and television actress known as the first Mexican actress to have a starring role on Broadway and one of the youngest actresses to playRoxie Hart in a Broadway production of Chicago.
Marroquín was born in Monterrey, Mexico and raised in the twin border cities of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas, where she studied ballet, jazz, flamenco, and tap at Bellas Artes Academy. She attended Saint Joseph Academy for high school. After graduation, Marroquín returned to Monterrey to study Communications.
Bianca Marroquín became part of the Mexico City cast of Beauty and the Beast, so she decided to move to Mexico City and start her professional theatre career. She performed in Mexican productions of several Broadway musicals: Rent (1999–2001), The Phantom of the Opera, and Chicago, which landed her an invitation to perform as Roxie Hart, with George Hamilton as Billy Flynn, at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway. Afterward, she returned to Mexico City to close the Chicago season and join The Vagina Monologues Mexican cast.
She left The Vagina Monologues when she received the (???missing words???) since then, in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Her recent off-Broadway work has included And the World Goes 'Round in October 2007 and the North Shore Music Theatre production of Bye Bye Birdie in summer 2008.
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