Algarin in 2015, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Michelle Algarin

Place of Birth: Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S.

Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, Dominican

Valenzia Algarin is an American actress.

Her father is Puerto Rican. Her mother is Dominican. Both of her parents are of mixed race. When auditioning as Michelle Algarin for a Latina role, she was told that she was not “Latina enough.” When she re-auditioned a week later as Valenzia Algarin, with a Latin accent, she got the role. She has stuck with the name ever since.

Source: http://www.salemnews.com

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