JanpiStar was born and raised in Puerto Rico. JanpiStar began a bachelor’s degree in Drama at the University of Puerto Rico—Río Piedras in 2012, working with notable performers, directors, and choreographers such as Viveca Vázquez, Carola García, and Petra Bravo before taking up dance in 2013.

They have participated in workshops in writing, movement, acting, and semiotics with the group Malayerba in Ecuador and with the London-based Candoco Dance Company. In 2016, they worked with Bravo in her Instalaciones coreográficas at the Santurce Fine Arts Center in Puerto Rico. From 2016 to 2018, they worked with the theater group Jóvenes del 98, directed by Maritza Pérez, until moving to Oakland, CA, to join AXIS Dance Company, working with choreographers Robert Dekkers, Arthur Pita, and Jennifer Archibald.

Their most recent solo work was commissioned for 2019’s inaugural “FROLIC” Queering Dance Festival. In January 2020, they participated in the Holland Dance Festival with AXIS. They are an integrated dance instructor who has practiced the art of Drag Queen. JanpiStar’s mission is to empower people to believe in themselves and follow their dreams.