About Olga San Juan
Olga San Juan (March 16, 1927 – January 3, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born in Brooklyn, she began her brief film career with Paramount Pictures after being scouted at Copacabana. She performed in several Hollywood musicals in the 1940s and on Broadway in Paint Your Wagon (1951). == Early years == Olga San Juan was born on March 16, 1927, in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, to Puerto Rican parents Luis San Juan and Mercedes Arcaya. Her family went to Puerto Rico when she was three and then returned to New York City two years later, moving to East Harlem. Her singing career reportedly began when she performed with a group of schoolchildren from New York at the White House for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She left high school in ninth grade after her father became ill, performing at venues including El Morocco and the Hotel Astor. == Career == San Juan was contracted to Paramount Pictures in 1943 after being scouted at the Copacabana and performing at the Paramount Theatre. In Blue Skies (1946), San Juan performs a dance to "Heat Wave" with Bing Crosby. She was especially keen to be cast as Amber La Vonne in Variety Girl (1947).
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