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Both her parents were from Puerto Rico and in the early 1950's they migrated to the U.S..
She sang the theme from Fame and " Flashdance (What A Feeling) ". She played Coco Hernandez in Fame and Angela in romance thriller classic Aaron Loves Angela .
She won both the 1983 Best Original Song Academy Award and the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Flashdance (What A Feeling)".