Jessica Darrow (born January 7, 1995) is an American actress and singer best known for voicing the character Luisa Madrigal in

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's ''Encanto''.

Early life

Darrow was born in

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. She is of Cuban descent. As a teenager, she would listen to songs by

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and watched Disney films.

Career

Darrow's first film role was Sarah in the 2019 film ''

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'', directed by

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. She rose to fame in 2021 acting in the

animated feature film ''

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'' as the voice of Luisa Madrigal. She sang one of the film's most popular songs, " Surface Pressure", which was certified platinum by the

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and peaked at number 8 on the

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chart in early 2022. Darrow voiced Mimi in ''

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''s 2021 update "Los Santos Tuners".

Personal life

In an interview for ''

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'', Darrow voiced her support of the

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in the wake of the Parental Rights in Education Act passage in Miami, where she was born, "Here I am being

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and gorgeous, and I'm on the

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, and I'm very happy to represent fellow gorgeous queer people."

Filmography

* ''Feast of the Seven Fishes'' (2019) as Sarah * ''Encanto'' (2021) as Luisa Madrigal (voice)

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Other charted songs

Music videos

* "Same Way (2021) * " Surface Pressure" (2021) * " All of You" (2021) * "Make It Clean" (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Darrow, Jessica 1995 births 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers 21st-century American actresses Rutgers University alumni American female YouTubers American YouTubers LGBT YouTubers Actresses from Miami American people of Cuban descent American reggaeton musicians Living people Musicians from Miami Singer-songwriters from Florida American contraltos American voice actresses American lesbian actresses American lesbian musicians 21st-century LGBT people American LGBT entertainers LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people LGBT people from Florida