Irene Cara Escalera was born on March 18 , 1962 .
Irene Cara Escalera ( born March 18 , 1959 ) , Bob McCann , Encyclopedia of Hispanic American Actresses in≥ Film and Television , McFarland & Company , 2010 , ISBN 978-0-7864-3790-0 , p. 67.  gives the date as 1962 better known simply as Irene Cara , is an American singer , songwriter and actress .
Irene Cara