Haskiri Velazquez

Velazquez was born in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. She has two brothers who she shared a bedroom with. She grew living with both parents and had to get the subway to get to auditions.^[1]

Velazquez made her on-screen debut in an episode of the comedic web series East Willy B. She then made a one off appearance in the police procedural series NYC 22 where she played Tatiana Garcia.^[2] Her first big film role was when she played the butch latina Rosa in the comedy drama film The Forty-Year-Old Version.^[3] She gained nationwide fame for playing Charlotte, one of the lead characters of the Netflix horror series The Birch^[4] Her biggest role so far has been playing the lead role of Dais in the 2020 reboot series Saved by the Bell.^[5][6] She played Nina Romero in the musical film Intermedium starring Michael Rady and Amy Hargreaves.^[7]