Eileen Navarro

Eileen Navarro (born 28 September 1958) is a Puerto Rican actress who has been in several well known telenovelas in her country, as well as the 1984 film production "Coneccion Caribe", where a young Navarro shared credits with Puerto Rican boy band "Los Chicos de Puerto Rico" (which, at the time included the now international singing star "Chayanne") and with Juan Manuel Lebron and Otilio "Bizcocho" Warrington, among others.

Early life

Navarro was born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, a suburb of San Juan, the daughter of well known cook and cooking book author Myriam Felipez and her husband, announcer Paquito Navarro.

While in high school, Navarro decided to join the Theatron of Puerto Rico acting troupe. She then enrolled at the University of Puerto Rico's drama department after graduating high school.

Professional career

In 1980, when Navarro was in her early 20s, she met producer Angel Del Cerro, who was a major figure at the time at the Puerto Rican television station, Telemundo Puerto Rico, and with Del Cerro's assistant, actor José Fuentes. Del Cerro and Fuentes helped Navarro get her first television job, when she acted in the Gladys Rodriguez starred telenovela, "Ariana".

Health problems

Navarro was wrongly diagnosed with Lipedema, and she had a total of 12 different surgeries related to the disease. She does suffer from fibromialgia and depression.