Television brought Cara international acclaim for serious dramatic roles in two outstanding mini-series, Roots: The Next Generations and Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones. Next came her role as Angela in romance/thriller Aaron Loves Angela, followed by her portrayal of the title character in Sparkle. Cara was the original Daisy Allen on the 1970s daytime serial Love of Life. Ĭara appeared in on-and off-Broadway theatrical shows including the musicals Ain't Misbehavin', The Me Nobody Knows (which won an Obie Award), Maggie Flynn opposite Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy, and Via Galactica with Raúl Juliá. Career īoggs describes Cara as a "perfectionist" who works on a song until absolutely satisfied with it. She appeared in a major concert tribute to Duke Ellington that featured Stevie Wonder, Sammy Davis Jr., and Roberta Flack. As a child, Cara recorded a Latin-market Spanish-language record and an English Christmas album. In 1971–1972, she was a regular on PBS's educational program The Electric Company, as a member of the show's band, The Short Circus. She made early TV appearances on The Original Amateur Hour (singing in Spanish) and Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. Her performing career started on Spanish-language television, professionally singing and dancing. She began to play the piano by ear, then studied music, acting, and dance seriously, first having dance lessons, aged five. At the age of three, Irene Cara was one of five finalists for the "Little Miss America" pageant. Her father, Gaspar Escalera, a factory worker and retired saxophonist, was Puerto Rican, and her mother, Louise, a movie theater usher, was Cuban-American. 2.1 Fame (1980) and international acclaimĬara was born in The Bronx, New York City, the youngest of five children.
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