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Diana Caban Velez (she/her)

A Puerto Rican native, Diana began her acting career at The Puerto Rican Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, touring the island with the theatre troupe Coup d’Etat. This led to her roles as Dottie in Killer Joe and Clara in The Maids. After earning a BFA in Acting from the University of Puerto Rico, Diana continued her training at the Sanford Meisner Center in Los Angeles. Her career spans US daytime television and film, with appearances in Sisters, The Council, and Criminal Confessions. Diana is excited to join the cast of The House of Bernarda Alba as Lucia, following her recent performances as John and Meena in The Cut (Shwa Shwa Theatre Company, 2024), Nautica in the musical Bring It On (Canberra Philharmonic Society, 2024), and her Australian debut as Consuelo in West Side Story (Dramatic Productions, 2023).

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