 mÃ­riam colÃ³n (august 20, 1936) is a puerto rican actress and the founder and director of the puerto rican traveling theater in new york city. ==early years== colÃ³n (birth name: mÃ­riam colÃ³n valle) was born in ponce, puerto rico. she was a young girl in the 1940s when her recently divorced mother moved the family to a public housing project called "residencial las casas", located in barrio obrero, san juan. she attended the romÃ¡n baldorioty de castro high school in old san juan, where she actively participated in the school's plays. her first drama teacher, marcos colÃ³n (no relation) believed that she was very talented and with his help she was permitted to observe the students in the "drama department of the university of puerto rico". she was a good student in high school and was awarded scholarships that enabled her to enroll in the "dramatic workshop and technical institute" and also in "the lee strasburg acting studio" in new york city.miriam colon ==career== in 1953, colÃ³n debuted as an actress in peloteros (baseball players), starring ramÃ³n (diplo) rivero, a film produced in puerto rico, and in which she played a character called "lolita." that year, colÃ³n moved to new york city, where she was accepted by actors studio co-founder elia kazan after a single audition,{{cite news |quote= |title='look, let's have justice around here' |first=patricia |last=bosworth |url=https://www.google.com/search?pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&tbm=nws&gl=us&as_q=%22kazan%20accepted%20her%20into%20the%20actors%20studio%20after%20a%20single%22&as_occt=any&as_drrb=a&tbs=ar%3a1&authuser=0#hl=en&sugexp=ekjrth&gs_nf=3&gs_rn=1&gs_ri=serp&tok=tn4knnvetfyuzuq7dila2g&ds=n&pq=%22kazan%22%20%22actors%20studio%22%20%22audition%22%20%22miriam%20colon%22&cp=32&gs_id=2o&xhr=t&q=%22kazan%22%20%22actors%20studio%22%20%22single%20audition%22%20%22miriam%20colon%22&pf=p&tbo=d&gl=us&authuser=0&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&sclient=psy-ab&oq=%22kazan%2
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