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COLÓN,
MIRIAM (1936– )
Actress
Miriam Colón, recognized as a talented, gifted actress in film,
television and on the stage, founded New York’s eminent Puerto Rican
Traveling Theater in 1967 to take the theater to the streets and bring
it to poor neighborhoods. It has grown to include acting classes, improvisations,
and a playwrights’ unit. Under Colon’s leadership, it has become
one of the city’s most important institutions. Colon began her theatrical
career at the University of Puerto Rico’s theater department. In
New York, she studied at the Dramatic Workshop and Technical Institute
on Broadway, and at the famed Actors’ Studio. Since the early 1950s
Colón has performed countless roles in films, television, and theater
that have garnered her national and international acclaim. Among these
are Almost a Woman (2002), All the Pretty Horses (2000),
The Blue Diner (2000), Lone Star (1996), A Life
of Sin (1992), The Lightning Incident (1991), The Possession
of Joel Delaney (1972), The Outsider (1961), and One-Eyed
Jacks (1961). She has received honorary doctorates from Montclair
State College, New Jersey, St. Peter’s College, Marymount Manhattan
College, and Rutgers University and the Presidential Medal from Brooklyn
College, New York.
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