Debra Cardona

Debra was born in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican descent. She developed a passion for theater in grammar school and subsequently earned her BFA in Drama from New York University, studying under Stella Adler. Debra later obtained her MFA in Dramaturgy from Brooklyn College.
Following years of regional and Broadway musical theater performances, Debra secured her first minor television role on "Scandal" (2014), portraying a Senator being vetted by President Fitzgerald Grant as a potential running mate. She has also appeared in "Fresh Off the Boat" (2016) and "Angel From Hell" (2016), and landed a recurring role as Estela, Hector's mother, on "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (2017).
Debra is married to voice actor Darin De Paul.