Early Years
Candal was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and lived with her family in the Fajardo Sugar Co. sugar plantation where her father was an accountant. She went to the "Colegio del Sagrado Corazon" (Sacred Heart School) in her hometown, where she obtained her primary and secondary education. When she was 9 years old, she participated in her first Christmas school play.
Candal enrolled in the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Humanities. She was planning on a political career and was going to study political sciences, however after she was granted a scholarship to The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D.C., she changed her goals and went on to earn her Masters Degree in Theater. Candal returned to Puerto Rico upon her graduation.
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