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First-year theater student Melissa Navarro is particularly interested in portraying strong female characters such as Sheila from a short film “Whittier Boulevard.” (Rohan Kumar/Daily Bruin)

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Melissa Navarro, with her curled hair tucked into a bandana, performed a ska song during her audition for a Rockabilly-singing Latina character from East Los Angeles.

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Student brings on-screen, vocal experience to the stage at UCLA

By Adrija Chakrabarty

Nov. 16, 2016 1:09 a.m.