When Gladys was a little girl she loved her special occasion dresses because they were always frilly and/or lacy and had wide skirts that rose when she twirled. One afternoon at home, when preschool was over and with time on her hands before Mami got home (and no plans to attend a party or church), those clothes that had always seemed lonely to Gladys, beckoned to her. "They're dying to be worn," she justified to herself as she remembered: these clothes were for special occasions only. Dum de dum dum! Racking her four year-old brain, she hit upon a solution. She'd put on a show! Twirling, dancing, singing and basically being a ham, came very easily to her. So she set her skills to music and dressed in all her finery - and, as long as she kept 'em clean, never got into trouble for wearing her party dresses at home.

Well, that was the foundation of her performing career, and while Gladys doesn't always wear party clothes, she always appreciates what a great skirt can do for her.

Since then, she has appeared in a number of plays and films, from musical to straight and from mainstream to experimental (see Resume page for details). Gladys is fortunate enough to be fluent in both English and Spanish and has parlayed those skills into a large and consistent body of work. Her career has taken her to various venues in the United States as well as Europe and London's West End, and her work has been favorably reviewed in papers like the Chicago Sun-Times and the Wall Street Journal, and on websites like Erosboricua.com and Chicagotheatre.com.

Gladys holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from The New School and is a graduate of the American Musical & Dramatic Academy (AMDA), a musical theatre conservatory. She studied Meisner Technique (2 year program) with J. Beckson Studio. She is also a Certified Coach, a graduate of iPEC Coaching School and a member of the SAG (Screen Actors Guild), AFTRA (American Federation of Television & Radio Artists) and the ICF (International Coach Federation). In addition to acting and coaching, Gladys serves as Board Secretary for NY Artists Unlimited and is a member of Step Up Women's Network.