Olga Merediz

Olga Merediz plays Abuela Claudia, reprising her role from the musical. She was nominated for the 2008 Tony Award for Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical for In The Heights.

Reaction to Casting

 * I am OVER THE MOON and so grateful to be reprising my role of Abuela Claudia in the In The Heights movie. I'm so excited I'm DIZZY! # InTheHeightsMovie # DreamComeTrue # AbuelaClaudia # PacienciaYFe!
 * I'm over the moon! Thank you @ BroadwayWorld. # AbuelaClaudia # InTHeHeightsMovie​​ 
 * My dream has come true. I am crying. # AbuelaClaudia # PacienciayFE # BeyondGrateful # OverTheMoon # DreamComeTrue 
 * Dream do come true. Grateful Grateful. I have some work to do!
 * Humbled. Grateful. So many feelings. Thank you for your support. I have some work to do! # AbuelaClaudia # MyHeart # pacienciayfe 
 * I'm so thrilled and excited for this next chapter!! Pa'lante! #intheheightsmovie
 * I love Mateo Gomez! We played husband and wife in the film: Music of the Heart. I missed seeing him yesterday.

Trivia

 * Stephanie Beatriz is a series regular on Brooklyn Nine Nine. Jimmy Smits played Victor Santiago on the show, father of David Santiago, who was played by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Olga Merediz played Julia Diaz, Beatriz's show mother.
 * Merediz worked with Ariana Greenblatt in Stuck in the Middle. undefined