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Evelina Fernandez
American dramatist
Evelina Fernández | |
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Fernández speaks in 2016 | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Occupation(s) | Actress, playwright, screenwriter |
Years active | 1987-present |
Evelina Fernández is an American playwright and actress from Los Angeles.
Early life and education
Fernández is a second generation Mexican-American. Fernández's grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1910 from Jalisco, to escape the Mexican Revolution.[1] Fernández was born in Los Angeles but lived the first nine years of her life in Arizona before returning to live with her grandparents after her parents got divorced.[2]
Fernández first got involved in drama in the Garfield High School Drama Club.[3] She then attended California State University, Los Angeles, where she continued to pursue theater and became involved in the Chicano Movement.[3] Evelina was a founding member of the Latino Theatre