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‘In the Heights’ Star Olga Merediz on How Abuela Claudia Has ‘Grown’ Since Broadway Debut

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When Olga Merediz originated her role of Abuela Claudia on Broadway for “In the Heights,” a role for which she was nominated for a Tony, she felt audiences had never seen an “older woman with a house coat center stage singing” an aria before.

Such a standout moment for an older star is just as rare on the movie screen, and it would be tempting to preserve the integrity of her original performance for the “In the Heights” film.

But Merediz in speaking with TheWrap said that she and her character have grown and changed in important ways. “I had a responsibility to change this character.

And I have changed. I have grown,” Merediz said. “We all grow as time passes. You grow as a human being, life hits you, you have realizations, so I gave it a.

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