Solange Castro Belcher was born and raised in Berkeley, California. After graduating from Berkeley High School, she attended Yale University where she studied English Literature and playwriting. After college, she moved to Los Angeles where she began performing stand up comedy. Solange wrote, produced and acted in the short film, “Stella’s Search for Sanity,” also starring Maria Bamford and Peter Tork. Solange worked in advertising for a time as a digital producer, but had to leave before her soul became permanently suctioned out. Solange spent five years studying salsa dancing and is finishing a memoir about the experience, “Salsa Geek.” Solange also wrote a play about dating called, “Changes In The Mating Strategies of White People.” After a hiatus, Solange has returned to the stand-up comedy scene and recently opened for Maria Bamford.
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