Lourdes Reynolds

Award-winning actress and filmmaker Lourdes Reynolds, also known by the last name Colon, was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Waukegan, Illinois. The daughter of a stay-at-home mom and an American Motors mechanic father, she has one brother and three sisters. A natural-born performer, Lourdes grew up watching re-runs of American TV classics such as Sydney Sheldon's I Dream of Jeannie. Using her modest living room as a stage, Lourdes would improvise original comedy skits for her family and neighbors. Her living room stage expanded into street performances where she realized that she was able to bring people into a magical place and out of their problems, if only momentarily. Growing up, Lourdes attended North School Elementary and Clearview School in Waukegan, Illinois. When the family relocated she attended Jack Benny Junior High School and later Waukegan West High School. After graduating, she enrolled at College of Lake County in Grayslake where she started studying and developing