Rosie Perez

 

Rosie Perez, born Rosa Maria Perez 7 September, 1964 is an American choreographer and actress. Her breakout moment came with Tina's part in Do the Right Thing (1989), then followed by White Men Can't Hop (1992). Perez's performance in Fearless (1993) brought her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as other awards. It Could Happen to You (1994), The Road to El Dorado ((2000), Pineapple Express (2008) and Birds of Prey (2010) are her starring part in films.

 Perez was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Award nominations in In Living Color (1990-1994) as well as an additional Emmy nomination (2020-present) for her role as The Flight Attendant. She has also appeared in Broadway productions like The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. In the 18th year of her show she was also co-hosting ABC's talkshow The View.

 Childhood and early life

 Perez was born in Brooklyn's Bushwick on September 6, 1964 to Lydia Perez, a merchant maritime seaman, and Ismael Serano.  Her mother Lydia (nee Fontanez y Reyes) was born on the 13th of October, 1939, in Humacao, Puerto Rico. Her father was from Aguadilla (Puerto Rico). Arturo Perez, her mother's husband, was twenty years older than Rosie. Her mother already had five children when she was pregnant with Rosie after having an affair with Serrano. Perez was born at the now closed Greenpoint Hospital in Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood.

 Perez is one of the ten children that her mother bore. Rosie and her siblings were raised in Bushwick in the midst of a slum, where their mother was detained for indefinite periods. While in prison, her mother gave birth to her youngest daughter. For a while she was taken care of by an aunt. After that, she was placed in foster care as well as group homes. She and her siblings were often divided. She was put in a foster home for children and was in foster care New York until she reached the age of eight. She was considered legally an ward by the State of New York from age 12 to age 12. Her aunt and mother frequently visited her, and her father unsuccessfully attempted to obtain custody at one time.