Wendy Madrigal

BIO

Wendy Madrigal is a multifaceted artist who grew up dancing Mexican folk, and from then she knew she wanted to create art that represents her culture along with representing others. Currently, in her puppetry journey her goal is to represent her Mexican-American roots within her stories along with exploring the relationship of folkloric dance movements and music with the puppets and puppeteer. She pursued her passion by studying theatre design, production, and technology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she honed her skills in stage management, stagecraft, and storytelling. Her backstage credits have been at Goodman Theatre in Sones De México Ensemble's Zulema, American Mariachi, Nightwatch, and Good Night, Oscar. Her latest work in progress, Amor Eterno, was presented with Chicago Puppet Lab 2024 at the Segundo Ruiz Cultural Center. You can currently go see her puppets from Amor Eterno as part of a grand puppet exhibition, Potential Energy, at The Chicago Cultural Center until April 6th.