Famous as both an actor and a musician, Irene Cara rose to success after playing Coco Hernandez in the 1980 musical film ‘Fame,’ which she also recorded the title song for. Her other notable
soundtrack success includes co-writing and singing the theme song from Flashdance (1983).
Her career started with her appearing on US Spanish-language television shows in which she sang and danced, having started dance lessons when she was five.
