Valenzia Algarin
David Wilson
Updated on March 12, 2026
Algarin in 2015, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Michelle Algarin
Place of Birth: Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S.
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, Dominican
Valenzia Algarin is an American actress.
Her father is Puerto Rican. Her mother is Dominican. Both of her parents are of mixed race. When auditioning as Michelle Algarin for a Latina role, she was told that she was not “Latina enough.” When she re-auditioned a week later as Valenzia Algarin, with a Latin accent, she got the role. She has stuck with the name ever since.
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