Chicago musical bianca marroquin biography

Mexican musical theatre and television actress

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Marroquín and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

Bianca Marroquín is a Mexican musical theatre and television actress known for being the first Mexican actress^[1] to have a starring role on Broadway.

She has performed in the musical Chicago for over twenty years and is one of the few actresses to play both female leads, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly.^[2]

Early life and education

Bianca Marroquín was born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, ^[3] She grew up living in Matamoros, Tamaulipas Mexico and spent her childhood crossing between Matamoros and Brownsville, Texas.^[3] She attended high school at St.

Joseph Academy in Brownsville, Texas.^[4] She r