Mandy Gonzalez

Mandy Gonzalez is an American actress and singer, best known for playing the roles of Elphaba and Nina Rosario in the Broadway musicals, Wicked and In the Heights, respectively.

Gonzalez was born and raised in Californias Santa Clarita Valley. Her father is Mexican and her mother is Jewish . Gonzalez attended Saugus High School in Saugus, California. She attended the California Institute of the Arts for one year. Gonzalez then worked as a background singer for Bette Midlers Millennium Tour . After that she moved to New York City, where she worked as a coat check attendant while attending open calls.

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