About

Caridad De La Luz is a multi-faceted performer known as“La Bruja,” who was selected as a Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship 2019-2021 and was a finalist for the highly competitive 2021 David Prize.

She starred in the hit musicals DANCING IN MY COCKROACH KILLERS and I LIKE IT LIKE THAT.

She is considered one of America’s leading spoken word poets and was named one of the ‘Top 20 Puerto Rican Women Everyone Should Know.”

Caridad was awarded the Puerto Rican Women Legacy Award, The Edgar Allan Poe Award for excellence in writing from The Bronx Historical Society and has been titled a Bronx Living Legend along with a Citation of Merit from the Bronx Borough President.

She was has performed in venues such as The Apollo, Lincoln Center, Gracie Mansion, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, City Hall and in venues internationally.

Caridad is also a sought-after MC and Host, including Pregones/PRTT Theatre “Stage, Garden, Rumba” series in green spaces throughout The Bronx, Summer & Fall 2021.

Since her debut performance in the famed Nuyorican Poets Café in 1996, she continues to host weekly Open Mics to support other poets, and offers entertainment with her comedic improvisational skills and poetic prowess. After 25 years of performing @nuyoricanpoetscafe,Caridad  is now a proud member of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS #nuyoricanpoetscafe #caridaddelaluz #labruja in Fall 2021.

The New York Times called her”a Juggernaut”after her original musical Boogie Rican Blvd. where she played 7 different characters.

She was awarded Best Musical for the 2015 production of Betsy where she played the title role. Her acting career has taken her from the stage to film: appearing in numerous movies including Bamboozled, Down to the Bone, El Vacilon and Gun Hill Road. She proudly played an extra in Ava DuVernay’s WHEN THEY SEE US, check in the opening scene of Episode 3 with John Leguizamo.

She crossed over as a recording artist with her albums “Brujalicious” and “For Witch It Stands” both on Spotify and iTunes.

Her poetry is featured on Prince Royce’s album “Phase II” and she is infamous for her piercing performance on Russell Simmons’ HBO Def Poetry Jam.

As a teaching artist, Caridad has worked throughout the country facilitating writing and performance workshops for countless youth and aspiring artists.

Caridad is currently cultivating an art space – El Garaje – in the Soundview section of The Bronx. To support this development, she traveled to the West Coast of Canada to visit Indigenous healers and expand her practice.

She has recently begun performing her original stand up comedy. 

Caridad is now working on a new performance project, From Poor to Rico – with a Bronx premiere at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, June 2022.

Poetry / Hip Hop / Comedy / Host / Actor / Teaching Artist / Activist / Mother / Healer / Puerto Rican Powerhouse / Queen of Nuyorico /
Bronx Living Legend / La Bruja “is a Juggernaut” – NY Times / Caridad De La Luz means Charity of the Light
My magic is in my name, my mission is to bring light into the world through spoken word, laughter, vibrations and truth.
Let me be your Oracle or just let me entertain you.