Gladys Rodriguez
| Gladys Rodríguez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 4, 1943 Santurce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation | actress and comedian. |
Gladys Rodríguez (born June 4, 1943) is a Puerto Rican actress, comedian, and television host.
Rodríguez was born in Santurce, a section of San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico. Her parents moved to New York City when she was still a child. In New York, she received her primary and secondary education. When she was eight years old she attended the Children's Hour Academy where she learned tap dancing, drama and ballet.
In 1960, Rodríguez returned to Puerto Rico where she took drama classes under the guidance of Edmundo Rivera Alvarez. She enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico where she earned a degree in Dramatic Arts.
Rodríguez made her television debut when she auditioned for a role in the soap opera La Mujer de Aquella Noche ( The Woman of that night) and performed alongside Braulio Castillo. The soap opera was a success and her acting caught the attention of a Peruvian director who offered her a role in the soap opera Simplemente María-2da. Parte (Simply Mary-Part 2), filmed in Peru. Simplemente María Part 2, became an international success, in Latin America.
She was inactive during the early 1970s, however in 1975 Puerto Rican television producer Tommy Muñiz offered Rodríguez to play the role of his "wife" in a situation comedy Los Garcías. The show became very popular and is the longest running series in Puerto Rican television history, considered by many to be a Puerto Rican classic. During that period she also performed the leading roles in the soap operas: Marta Llorens, with Raúl Juliá, & Juan José Camero, Fue sin Querer, (It wasn't on Purpose), with Sandro de América, Verano Rojo, with Rogelio Guerra, (Red Summer) and Viernes Social, with Arnaldo André, (Social Friday), among others. In 2006, she performed a supporting actress role in Telemundo's soap opera Dueña y Señora, starring Karla Monroig.
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