Alba Nydia DÃÂaz (born April 27, 1955) is a Puerto Rican actress who has worked in Puerto Rico and Mexico.
DÃÂaz was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Graduated from Gautier BenÃÂtez High School in Caguas. The roles she portrayed in her early days and years after were not leading roles, from ' (Guilty Conscience), in 1969, through Cristina Bazán, in 1977.
After Ja-ja, ji-ji, jo-jo con Agrelot was introduced in 1970, DÃÂaz was given a recurrent role opposite José Miguel Agrelot. During the 1970s, she appeared in Mexican soap operas including Colorina (Goldfinch), with Mexican actress LucÃÂa Méndez, ' (The Right to be Born), and ' (The Curse), also taped and broadcast by Televisa.
By the end of the 1970s, DÃÂaz was performing in leading roles in the telenovelas: La Jibarita (The Country Girl), taped in Dominican Republic, ' (Models S.A.) opposite Fernando Allende and Giselle Blondet, and ' (When a love arouses), opposite Braulio Castillo Jr., both taped in Puerto Rico.
DÃÂaz has also performed on stage in Puerto Rico, including in ' (The Passion of AntÃÂgona Pérez), ' (The House of Bernard Alba), ' (The Oxcart), Zorba the Greek, Electra, ' (Dead Season), and '.
DÃÂaz has her own film production company called Copelar, with her actress partner Sonia ValentÃÂn. She has starred in and produced several television movies, such as (Bitter Sweat) and ' (The Combatants).
DÃÂaz hosted the daily talk show ' (Among Us) with actresses Valentin and Noris Joffre, among other personalities. It was broadcast by Televicentro in Puerto Rico and WAPA America, throughout the United States.
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