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Birth Name:
Gina Torres
Birth Place:
Manhattan, New York, US
Date of Birth:
April 25, 1969
What Race or Ethnicity?:
Afro-Cuban
The American actress and singer was born to Afro-Cuban parents. Torres was born in New York and grew up in a predominantly Latino community. She is able to speak Spanish and Russian and is a talented mezzo soprano singer.
She appeared in a few popular television series including, Xena: Warrior Princess, Alias and Hercules:The Lengendary Journeys. In the series Alias, she plays Anna Espinosa, a Cuban-born KGB spy.
Source:
http://www.gina-torres.com/careerAlias.html
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