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“La Bruja is reciprocity and karma; strong, radiant, prosperous vibes, layer after layer.” –Stress
poet
Since her auspicious spoken-word debut at the famed Nuyorican Poets Café in 1996, Caridad De La Luz, aka La Bruja, has appeared on HBO’s Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam and performed internationally at dozens of respected venues, includ-ing Joe’s Pub at The Joseph Papp Public Theater, The Nuyorican Café in Puerto Rico, SOB’s, The American Museum of Natural History, and at Miramax’s celebra-tion of Miguel Piñero.
writer
La Bruja is the author of the highly successful one-woman comedy show Boogie Rican Blvd., which sold out its eight-week run at La Tea Theater and has been pro-duced at The Nuyorican Poets Café. The show’s previous sponsors include Red Bull, Urban Latino Media, Café Bustelo, and Hot 97. She writes regularly for mun2’s animated comedy series “Lugar Heights,” and is currently working on Famers, a full-length screenplay that tells the poignant story of love, aspirations, and loss behind the creation of a graffiti memorial wall.
hip-hop artist
As emcee, La Bruja has recorded with Fat Joe, Vivian Green, Jadakiss, Don Dinero, The Jungle Brothers, Black Ice, B-Real of Cypress Hill, Tony Touch, Afrikaa Bambaata and The X-ecutioners. Star of Darrell Wilks’ documentary Hip-Hop Hope, she has appeared on top-rated NYC radio show “Hot 97 Street Soldiers.” La Bruja has written hip-hop infused commercials in both English and Spanish for TV and radio.
“[her] skills on the mic — she drops poetic and lyric bombas —have earned her a following from the South Bronx to San Francisco to San Juan” –Vibe
actor
La Bruja’s numerous acting credits span television, theater, and film. Her TV credits include appearances on HBO Latino, The History Channel, public service spots for AmericansForTheArts.Org, and Spike Lee’s commercials for IAM.com, She is the voice of Roxy in mun2’s animated comedy “Lugar Heights.” La Bruja made her major motion picture debut in 2000 as Cuca in Spike Lee’s Bamboozled, and gave a scene-stealing perfor-mance as Lucy in the 2003 Sundance-winning feature Down to the Bone. A seasoned stage actor, La Bruja has performed at the Hip Hop Theater Festival, toured Poland and NYC as a cast member of the musical “Ubu Enchained,” and appeared in Pedro Pietri’s “El Spanglish Language Sandwich.” She has received raves around the world for her performance in her original one-woman musical comedy show Boogie Rican Blvd.
activist
A dedicated artist-activist, La Bruja frequently performs at schools, universities, hospitals, and community centers around the country. She raised funds for “Stop the Bombs,” part of a successful campaign to close the controversial US Navy Base on Vieques Island, and recorded music for the No More Prisons album, which promotes awareness of the negative impact of militarism on today’s urban youth. Creator of the “How can I change the world?” writing workshop for The East Harlem Tutorial Program, she now leads workshops at schools and community development centers nationwide. In encouraging thousands to claim the benefits of art, culture, and self-expression, La Bruja continues to sup-port positive change for the hip-hop generation.
“So seamless is [La Bruja’s] transformation between characters, it’s hard to shake the impression that five different actors have been hard at work…. Boogie Rican Blvd. is bound to go places, whether it’s to off-Broadway or the big screen.” –The
NY Daily News
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