Auti Angel
Auti Angel | |
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| Born | October 15, 1969 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 23, 2022 (aged 52) |
| Occupations | Actress, singer, rapper, dancer, choreographer |
Auti Angel (October 15, 1969 – March 23, 2022) was an American entertainer.[1]
Angel was born in San Diego and raised in Torrance, California. At 18, she launched a professional dancing, choreography, and music career. She was paralyzed from the waist down in a 1992 car accident and continued her career.[2] She was a main character on the 2012 The Sundance Channel reality television series Push Girls,[3] which won a Critics Choice Award[4] for "Best Reality TV Show". She was also one of the stars in the HBO film Musical Chairs.[5][6] She died March 22, 2022, of breast cancer.[7]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Angel was born to an English mother and a Mexican-Peruvian father. She had a passion for dancing from a young age. Angel has said she was a victim of physical and sexual abuse as a child.[8]
Career
[edit | edit source]Angel left home at the age of 18 and briefly worked as a stripper, but only lasted a week in that profession. She worked as a backup dance for Eazy E, NWA and LL Cool J and appeared in several music videos.[8]
In 1992, Angel's spine was injured in a car accident causing her to become paralysed from the waist down. Shortly after her accident, Angel's mother died. She suffered with depression and addiction after these incidents, but reportedly overcame it through religion.[8]
In 2011, Auti starred in the romantic comedy Musical Chairs. Between 2012 and 2014, she starred in the reality series Push Girls which she became best known for.[8]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- Wings of Legacy (2006) (Auti)
- Musical Chairs (2011) (Nicky)
- Hollywood Sex Wars (2011) (Wheelchair Dancer)
- Only Human (2019) (Angel)
- Commander in Chief (2020) (Wheelchair)
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External links
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- 1969 births
- 2022 deaths
- 21st-century American actresses
- Actresses from San Diego
- American actors with disabilities
- American choreographers
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Participants in American reality television series
- People from Torrance, California
- People with paraplegia
- American wheelchair users
- American screen actor, 1960s birth stubs