Overview
Character Name
Abuela Claudia
Show
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Elderly
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Alto
Vocal Range
High Note: C5
Low Note: F#3/Gb3
Vocal Technique
Belting
Time & Place
Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York. Present day.
Analysis
Cuban immigrant. Abuela is the matriarch of the barrio and is like a grandmother to everyone (“Abuela” means “Grandmother” in Spanish), especially Usnavi. When Usnavi’s parents died, Abuela took him under her wing and raised him. She and her mother came to America in
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