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Margarita Espada
Espada in September 2015
Born
Margarita Espada Santos

(1966-02-05) February 5, 1966 (age 58)
Aibonito, Puerto Rico, USA
Citizenship
  • United States
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico
Occupations
  • educator
  • artist
  • activist
  • actress
Years active1984-present
OrganizationTeatro Yerbabruja
Children2
Websiteteatroyerbabruja.org

Margarita Espada (born February 5, 1966) is a Puerto Rican educator, artist, activist, and the founder and artistic director of Teatro Yerbabruja, a theater organization known for its activism in Bay Shore, Long Island. Espada received her education at the University of Puerto Rico, and taught theater at Stony Brook University.

Early life

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Margarita Espada Santos was born on February 5, 1966, in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. When she was young, her family relocated to the Barrio Obrero, a subbario of Santurce in the San Juan municipality in Puerto Rico. She

Education

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Espada attended the University of Puerto Rico