Feliz Cumple, Dascha Polanco! The actress was born on this day in 1982 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is best known for playing Dayanara "Daya" Diaz on the Netflix series “Orange Is the New Black”, and for her role as Cuca in the 2021 film adaptation of the musical “In the Heights”. She's also had roles in series like “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”, “When They See Us”, and just this year voiced La Reina in the Paramount+ reboot, “Dora”. The 42-year-old previously spoke with HipLatina about “In the Heights” and the importance of Latinxs continuing to break the mold in Hollywood.⁠ ⁠ #DashcaPolanco #Dominicana #DominicanRepublic #SantoDominigo #OrangeIsTheNewBlack #Dora #InTheHeights #RepresentationMatters #LatinxCommunity #LatinaPower #AfroLatina #Latinas #Latina #ProudLatina #SoyLatina