Bianca Marroquín
Encyclopedia
Bianca Marroquin is a Mexican musical theatre
and television
actress known as the first Latina to play in a starring role on Broadway
and one of the youngest actresses to play Roxie Hart
in a Broadway
production of Chicago
.
and raised in the border cities of Matamoros, Tamaulipas
, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas
, where she studied some dance disciplines: ballet, jazz, flamenco, and tap. She went back to Monterrey
to study Communications.
, so she decided to move to Mexico City
and start her professional theatre career.
She performed in Mexican productions of several Broadway musicals: Rent
(1999–2001), The Phantom of the Opera
, and Chicago
, which landed her an invitation to perform as Roxie Hart, with George Hamilton as Billy Flynn, at the Shubert Theatre
.
Afterward, she returned to Mexico City to close the Chicago season and join The Vagina Monologues
Mexican cast.
She left the Monologues when she received thesince then, in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Her recent off-Broadway work has included And the World Goes 'Round
in October 2007 and the North Shore Music Theatre
production of Bye Bye Birdie in summer 2008. She starred as Maria in the Mexican production of "The Sound of Music
" alongside Lisardo and Olivia Bucio and after 100 presentations she returned to work in the USA tour of the Chicago
' company.
She announced on her twitter
and facebook
page that she's going to join the Broadway cast of In the Heights
from June 12 to September 5, 2010 to play the role of Daniela.
In 2010, Bianca Marroquin made a comeback to television as a judge for Mira Quien Baila and then Pequenos Gigantes
in 2011. From there Televisa, picked her up as the main protagonist of the new telenovela, Esperanza del Corazón
. It premieres July 18, 2011 in Mexico. She also sings the theme song to the novela, titled "Esperanza del Corazón.
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actress known as the first Latina to play in a starring role on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
and one of the youngest actresses to play Roxie Hart
Roxie Hart
Roxanne "Roxie" Hart is a fictional showgirl in various adaptations of the same story. She first appeared in the 1926 play Chicago written by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins. Watkins was inspired by the real-life unrelated 1924 murder trials of Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner, which she covered for...
in a Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
.
Early life and education
Marroquin was born in MexicoMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and raised in the border cities of Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second...
, Mexico and Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville is a city in the southernmost tip of the state of Texas, in the United States. It is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Brownsville is the 16th largest city in the state of Texas with a population of...
, where she studied some dance disciplines: ballet, jazz, flamenco, and tap. She went back to Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
to study Communications.
Career
She became part of the Mexico City cast of Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
, so she decided to move to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and start her professional theatre career.
She performed in Mexican productions of several Broadway musicals: Rent
Rent (musical)
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème...
(1999–2001), The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...
, and Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
, which landed her an invitation to perform as Roxie Hart, with George Hamilton as Billy Flynn, at the Shubert Theatre
Shubert Theatre (Broadway)
The Shubert Theatre is a Broadway theatre located at 225 West 44th Street in midtown-Manhattan, New York, United States.Designed by architect Henry Beaumont Herts, it was named after Sam S. Shubert, the second oldest of the three brothers of the theatrical producing family...
.
Afterward, she returned to Mexico City to close the Chicago season and join The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler which ran at the Off Broadway Westside Theatre after a limited run at AFRICA in 1996. Ensler originally starred in the production which was produced by David Stone, Nina Essman, Dan Markley, The Araca Group, Willa Shalit, Mike Skipper...
Mexican cast.
She left the Monologues when she received thesince then, in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Her recent off-Broadway work has included And the World Goes 'Round
And the World Goes 'Round
And the World Goes 'Round is a musical revue showcasing the songs of John Kander and Fred Ebb. The revue takes its title from a tune the songwriting team wrote for Liza Minnelli to sing in the film New York, New York-Productions:...
in October 2007 and the North Shore Music Theatre
North Shore Music Theatre
North Shore Music Theatre is the largest operating regional theater in New England. It is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and is one of the few remaining theatre-in-the-round stages left in the United States.-History:...
production of Bye Bye Birdie in summer 2008. She starred as Maria in the Mexican production of "The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
" alongside Lisardo and Olivia Bucio and after 100 presentations she returned to work in the USA tour of the Chicago
Chicago (musical)
Chicago is a musical set in Prohibition-era Chicago. The music is by John Kander with lyrics by Fred Ebb and a book by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal"...
' company.
She announced on her twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
and facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
page that she's going to join the Broadway cast of In the Heights
In the Heights
In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story explores three days in the characters' lives in the New York City Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights....
from June 12 to September 5, 2010 to play the role of Daniela.
In 2010, Bianca Marroquin made a comeback to television as a judge for Mira Quien Baila and then Pequenos Gigantes
Pequeños Gigantes
Pequeños Gigantes is a Colombian variety and kid's drama TV show. In its subsequent seasons it had musical sections, short juvenile dramas, interviews, arts, drawing and singing contests.Directed/created by Toni Navia and Jaime Santos...
in 2011. From there Televisa, picked her up as the main protagonist of the new telenovela, Esperanza del Corazón
Esperanza del Corazón
Esperanza del Corazón is a telenovela produced by Luis de Llano Macedo, starring Bianca Marroquin and Patricio Borghetti as the main protagonists. Lucía Méndez, Lisardo Guarinos with Carmen Aub and Tania Vásquez as the main antagonists/ main villains. Mane de la Parra and Thelma Madrigal as the...
. It premieres July 18, 2011 in Mexico. She also sings the theme song to the novela, titled "Esperanza del Corazón.
Awards
- 2004: Helen Hayes AwardHelen Hayes Awards Non-Resident ActingThese Helen Hayes Awards are given for outstanding acting in non-resident or touring productions that are staged in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Touring Production:...
for Outstanding Lead Actress