Graciela Elena

Graciela Elena is a singer, songwriter, & actress. She was born in Long Island, New York and raised in Queens, New York City by a Dominican mother and a Puerto Rican father. At age 9, she began taking guitar lessons at a local music studio, and she continued her musical training at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, a performing arts high school in Astoria, Queens. As part of her musical training she studied music theory, and learned how to play the violin. She graduated in 2017. At age 17, she enrolled at a local university in Brooklyn, where her acting roots began in theatre. She would audition and get cast in several stage productions. She made her debut playing the role of Lois Fisher in "The Children's Hour" by Lillian Hellman. She continued her training at New York University's, Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2021 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama.