Caridad de la Luz
| Caridad de la Luz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 21, 1977 South Bronx, New York |
| Pen name | La Bruja |
| Occupation | Poet, actress, activist |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Literary movement | Nuyorican Poets Café |
| Notable works | Boogie Rican Blvd. (performance) |
| Children | 2 |
Caridad de la Luz (born January 21, 1977), a.k.a. "La Bruja" (The "Good" Witch), is a Puerto Rican poet, actress and activist.
De la Luz, whose parents moved to New York City from Puerto Rico, was born and raised in the South Bronx. There she also received her primary and secondary education. As a child she was always surrounded by the sounds of salsa music since she lived in a section which is also known as "El Condado de la Salsa" (Salsa County). De la Luz would often prepare shows for her family, imitating her favorite salsa singers Celia Cruz and Celina Gonzalez. She also enjoyed writing, especially poetry. She graduated with honors from Murry Bergtraum High School's secretarial studies major.
De la Luz made her debut as an artist in 1996 when she made her presentation at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York. The Cafe is known as a place where many poets got their first start in front of a live audience. Among those who have performed there are: Miguel Piñero, Pedro Pietri and Edwin Torres. Her one-woman show "Boogie Rican Blvd." is traces the life of the Puerto Rican persona from the Bronx to Puerto Rico. She blends characters, poetry, photography and music. Her show was a success and it was not long before she was touring presenting her show in different cities of the United States, Europe and Latin America.
In 1998, she participated in an uncredited role as a dancer in the movie Dance with Me, starring Vanessa L. Williams and Chayanne. In 2000, De la Luz made her featured movie debut as "Cuca" in Spike Lee's film Bamboozed.
On October 2001, "Boogie Rican Blvd." made its Off-Broadway debut at The Producers Club and later at La Téa Theater. Among the other theater productions in which she has performed are: "Ubu Unchained", "El Spanglish language Sandwich" by Pedro Pietri and "Women Like This" a Hip Hop festival held in Switzerland.
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