Episode 8: "Hamilton" Star Tanairi Sade Vazquez Performing in Hamilton is the role of a lifetime for singer, dancer and actress Tanairi Sade Vazquez. In our season finale, she discusses why the immigrant success story is so personal to her and gives host Garen Scribner a backstage tour of the Richard Rodgers Theatre. Watch below! Posted by ALL ARTS on Wednesday, November 28, 2018

In the season finale of ALL ARTS digital series “Broadway Sandwich,” “Hamilton” cast member Tanairi Sade Vazquez opened up about the challenges her immigrant parents faced during their first few years in the U.S.

Vazquez, who is an ensemble member in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit, recalled her parents cleaning dance studios and working extra hours to afford her performance classes. She said the story of Alexander Hamilton — an immigrant from the Caribbean who became one of the founding fathers of the U.S. — reminded her of her own family’s struggle.

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“My mom was the first to move from Puerto Rico to the States to work, and my dad came after her,” the actress, who attended SUNY Purchase, said. “They made so many sacrifices for me to be here.”

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