Miriam Colon - The Founder of Puerto Rican Traveling Theater

Born on August 20, 1936 in the city of Ponce in Puerto Rico, Miriam Colon is a famous Puerto Rican actress who established and served as the director of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater in New York City, in the United States of America. Although born in Ponce, Colon grew up in Barrio Obrero while living in a "Residencial Las Casas", a public housing project in Puerto Rico, following her mother's divorce. She studied at Ramon Baldorioty de Castro High School located in the Old San Juan and participated actively in various stage plays in her school.