Olga San Juan O'Brien (March , â€" January , ) was a Nuyorican (a New
York-born Puerto Rican) actress, dancer and comedian, mainly active in
films during the s.San Juan was born in Brooklyn, New York to Puerto
Rican parents. When she was years old, her family moved back to
Puerto Rico, then moved back to the US mainland a few years later.San
Juan was dubbed the "Puerto Rican Pepperpot" or "Beauty Siren" for
singing and dancing roles alongside Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and many
others.After talent scouts found her at the Copacabana nightclub in
New York City, she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in . In ,
she starred on Broadway in the Lerner and Loewe musical, Paint Your
Wagon.
York-born Puerto Rican) actress, dancer and comedian, mainly active in
films during the s.San Juan was born in Brooklyn, New York to Puerto
Rican parents. When she was years old, her family moved back to
Puerto Rico, then moved back to the US mainland a few years later.San
Juan was dubbed the "Puerto Rican Pepperpot" or "Beauty Siren" for
singing and dancing roles alongside Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and many
others.After talent scouts found her at the Copacabana nightclub in
New York City, she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in . In ,
she starred on Broadway in the Lerner and Loewe musical, Paint Your
Wagon.
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