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Mimi Márquez is the lead female in RENT. She is an exotic dancer at a club called the Cat Scratch, is HIV positive, and a drug addict. She lives downstairs from Mark and Roger, and is Roger's love interest through out the musical. She is also Benny's ex-lover. The youngest of the characters, Mimi is 19, which makes her birth date around 1970.

Biography

Act I

Mimi is first introduced as Roger and Marks neighbor, who knocks on the door asking Roger to light a candle for her, only to continually blow it out as she flirts with him ("Light My Candle"). Though he feels attracted to her, Roger is reluctant to begin a new relationship. Later, Mimi attempts to seduce Roger ("Out Tonight") but Roger harshly rebuffs her ("Another Day"). While out of the apartment Roger intercepts Mimi and apologizes for his behavior. He invites her to come to the protest and dinner with them, to which she agrees. Meanwhile, cops, vendors, and the people from the streets gather to watch the protest ("Christmas Bells"). At the Life Cafe after the show, Benny criticizes the protest and the group's Bohemian lifestyle. Mark and all the bohemians in the café rise up and celebrate the Bohemian lifestyle ("La Vie Boheme A"). Benny tries to plant doubts in Mimi's mind about Roger. Mimi confronts Roger about ignoring her during dinner. Then, as Mimi's beeper goes off (reminding her to take her AZT) she and Roger each discover that the other is HIV-positive and decide to move forward with their relationship ("I Should Tell You"). As the first act closes, Mark reveals that amidst the riot, Roger and Mimi share their first kiss ("La Vie Boheme B").

Act II Opening with "Seasons of Love" the second act takes place over the course of the year following the first act ("Seasons of Love").

Having been locked out of their apartment by Benny; Mark, Roger, Mimi, and the Bohemians gather to break-in ("Happy New Year A"). The others finally break through the door just as Benny arrives. He says he's there to call a truce. He reveals that Mimi, a former girlfriend of his, convinced him to change his mind by making sexual advances on him. Mimi denies seducing Benny, but the revelation that they had once been together upsets Roger. Roger and Mimi both apologize, but Mimi remains upset, and turns to the drug dealer for a fix ("Happy New Year B"). The company sings a reprise of "Seasons of Love", as time passes and seasons change ("Seasons of Love B"). By spring, Roger and Mimi's relationship has become strained. Roger keeps talking about moving out of town. Mimi comes home late again, causing Roger to believe that she is cheating on him with Benny. Roger jealously storms out, Mimi stops him and tries to tell him the truth, that she is not cheating and that she is still using drugs, but can't get the words out, and Roger leaves. Alone in the apartment, Mimi sings of her love for Roger, and elsewhere, Roger sings of his love for Mimi ("Without You"). Eventually, Roger and Mimi reconcile. A dance is performed representing the couples' sex-lives ("Contact"). At the climax of the number, Joanne, Maureen, Roger and Mimi break up again. At the same time, Angel passes away. At the funeral, the friends briefly come together to share their memories of Angel, with Collins being the last to speak ("I'll Cover You [Reprise]"). Roger reveals that he is leaving New York for Santa Fe, which sparks an argument about commitment between him and Mimi. Collins arrives and admonishes the group for fighting on the day of Angel's funeral. Mimi tries to go to Roger, but he turns away. After everyone leaves, Mark confronts Roger about his behavior towards Mimi. As the two friends fight, Mark reveals that Roger's feelings aren't jealousy towards Benny, but fear of losing Mimi to AIDS. As Roger leaves, he runs into Mimi, who tells him that she heard everything and just wanted to say goodbye to Roger ("Goodbye Love"). Benny and Mark take Mimi to a rehab center. Feeling alone and conflicted, Roger reflect on his lives and on the past year with their friends and reach an artistic epiphany as he finds his song in Mimi. Roger returns to New York just in time for Christmas. ("What You Own"). Worried about their children not answering their calls, the cast's parents leave several messages on their phones ("Voicemail #5"). On Christmas Eve, exactly one year after the start of the first act Roger has written his song but can't find Mimi anywhere. It is revealed that Benny's wife, finding out about Benny's relationship with Mimi, has pulled Benny out of the East Village. Maureen and Joanne abruptly enter carrying Mimi, who is very weak and close to death. She begins to fade, but not before telling Roger that she loves him ("Finale A"). Roger tells her to hold on as he plays her the song he wrote for her, which reveals the depths of his feelings for her ("Your Eyes"). Mimi appears to die, but suddenly awakens. She says that she was heading into a light, but Angel told her to go back. The surviving Bohemians gather together to rejoice and resolve to enjoy whatever time they have left with each other and reaffirm that there is "no day but today" ("Finale B").

Trivia

Mimi left home when she was fifteen.
Was based of the character Mimi, of La Bohème, who was a seamstress suffering from tuberculosis.

Mimi Marquez is the lead female in RENT. She is an exotic dancer at the Cat Scratch Club, is a drug addict, and is HIV+.

History

The youngest of the characters, Mimi is 19 and had a "thing" with Benny two years before Angel's funeral)^[1]. When she first meets Roger Davis, she flirts with him,^[2] but later he pushes her away when she makes more advances.^[3]^[4] He apologizes later and asks her to go to the protest being held by Maureen Johnson, an ex-roommate of Roger's, and to dinner with his friends afterwards, and she accepts.^[5] At the dinner, they both reveal to one another that they are HIV+, and they officially become a couple.^[6]

She and Roger remain a couple throughout most of the show. Their relationship is rocky, as Mimi's relationship with drugs persists.^[7] Roger is also jealous of Mimi's past relationship with Benny.^[8] They break up once more before the funeral for Mimi's best friend,^[9] Angel, but then get back together by the end of the show when Mimi's life is on the line.^[10]^[11]

Differences from Original

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Songs

Solos

Out Tonight

Solos (In A Duet)

Light My Candle (with Roger)
I Should Tell You (with Roger)
Without You (with Roger)

Solos (In A Group Number)

Another Day (Roger, Mimi and Company)
Christmas Bells (Collins, Angel, Mark, Roger, and Company)
La Vie Boheme (Benny, Mark, Joanne, Angel, Collins, Maureen, Roger, and Company)
La Vie Boheme B (Joanne, Mark, Angel, Maureen, Collins, and Company)
Happy New Year (Roger, Mark, Mimi, Angel, Collins, and Maureen)
Happy New Year B (Roger, Mark, Angel, Collins, Maureen, and Benny)
Goodbye Love (Roger, Mimi, Benny, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, Mark)
Finale (Mark, Roger, Collins, Mimi, Maureen)
Finale B (Mark, Mimi, Roger, and Company)

Others

Rent (Roger, Mark, and Company)
Seasons of Love (Company)
Contact (Company)
Seasons of Love B (Company)

References

Mimi Márquez is the lead female in RENT. She is an exotic dancer at a club called the Cat Scratch, is HIV positive, and an drug addict. She lives downstairs from Mark and Roger, and is Roger's love interest through out the musical. She is also Benny's ex-lover. The youngest of the characters, Mimi is 19, which makes her birth date around 1970.

Biography

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Differences from the Original

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[1] Rent (movie)

[2] Light My Candle

[3] Out Tonight

[4] Another Day

[5] Christmas Bells

[6] I Should Tell You

[7] Happy New Year B

[8] Goodbye Love

[9] Goodbye Love

[10] Your Eyes

[11] Finale B

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+<tabber>
-''[[File:Poster_mimi.jpg|thumb|192px]]'' '''Mimi Marquez''' is the lead female in ''RENT.'' She is an exotic dancer at the Cat Scratch Club, is a junkie, HIV+, and smokes.
+Original Broadway Cast=
+{{Infobox character|title1 = Mimi_Márquez|image1 = Mimi.jpg|first_appearance = [[Light My Candle]]|last_appearance = [[Finale B]]|portrayed_by = [[Daphne Rubin-Vega]]<br>[[Renee Elise Goldsberry]] |gender = Female|occupation = Exotic Dancer|status = Alive|significant_other(s) = [[Roger Davis]]}}'''Mimi Márquez''' is the lead female in  ''RENT.'' She is an exotic dancer at a club called [[the Cat Scratch]], is HIV positive, and a drug addict. She lives downstairs from Mark and Roger, and is Roger's love interest through out the musical. She is also Benny's ex-lover. The youngest of the characters, Mimi is 19, which makes her birth date around 1970.
+==Biography==
-The youngest of the characters, Mimi is 19 and had a "thing" with [[Benny Coffin | Benny]] three months before Christmas Eve 1989 (although, in the movie adaption, it was two years before Angel's funeral).
+===Act I===
-[[Image:Dawsonrubinvega.JPG|thumb|left|205px|Two prominent incarnations of Mimi: Rosario Dawson (left) in the film; Daphne Rubin Vega (right), the original Mimi.]]
+Mimi is first introduced as Roger and Marks neighbor, who knocks on the door asking Roger to light a candle for her, only to continually blow it out as she flirts with him ("[[Light My Candle]]"). Though he feels attracted to her, Roger is reluctant to begin a new relationship. Later, Mimi attempts to seduce Roger ("[[Out Tonight]]") but Roger harshly rebuffs her ("Another Day"). While out of the apartment Roger intercepts Mimi and apologizes for his behavior. He invites her to come to the protest and dinner with them, to which she agrees. Meanwhile, cops, vendors, and the people from the streets gather to watch the protest ("Christmas Bells"). At the Life Cafe after the show, Benny criticizes the protest and the group's Bohemian lifestyle. Mark and all the bohemians in the café rise up and celebrate the Bohemian lifestyle ("La Vie Boheme A"). Benny tries to plant doubts in Mimi's mind about Roger. Mimi confronts Roger about ignoring her during dinner. Then, as Mimi's beeper goes off (reminding her to take her AZT) she and Roger each discover that the other is HIV-positive and decide to move forward with their relationship ("I Should Tell You"). As the first act closes, Mark reveals that amidst the riot, Roger and Mimi share their first kiss ("La Vie Boheme B").
-When she first meets [[Roger Davis]], she flirts with him ("Light My Candle"), but later he pushes her away when she makes more advances ("Out Tonight" and "Another Day"). He apologizes later and asks her to go to the protest being held by [[Maureen Johnson]], an ex-roommate of Roger, and to dinner with his friends afterwards, and she accepts. At the dinner, they both reveal to one another that they are HIV+, and they officially become a couple ("I Should Tell You").
+===Act II Opening with "Seasons of Love" the second act takes place over the course of the year following the first act ("[[Seasons of Love]]").===
+Having been locked out of their apartment by Benny; Mark, Roger, Mimi, and the Bohemians gather to break-in ("Happy New Year A"). The others finally break through the door just as Benny arrives. He says he's there to call a truce. He reveals that Mimi, a former girlfriend of his, convinced him to change his mind by making sexual advances on him. Mimi denies seducing Benny, but the revelation that they had once been together upsets Roger. Roger and Mimi both apologize, but Mimi remains upset, and turns to the drug dealer for a fix ("Happy New Year B"). The company sings a reprise of "[[Seasons of Love]]", as time passes and seasons change ("Seasons of Love B"). By spring, Roger and Mimi's relationship has become strained. Roger keeps talking about moving out of town. Mimi comes home late again, causing Roger to believe that she is cheating on him with Benny. Roger jealously storms out, Mimi stops him and tries to tell him the truth, that she is not cheating and that she is still using drugs, but can't get the words out, and Roger leaves. Alone in the apartment, Mimi sings of her love for Roger, and elsewhere, Roger sings of his love for Mimi ("Without You"). Eventually, Roger and Mimi reconcile. A dance is performed representing the couples' sex-lives ("Contact"). At the climax of the number, Joanne, Maureen, Roger and Mimi break up again. At the same time, Angel passes away. At the funeral, the friends briefly come together to share their memories of Angel, with Collins being the last to speak ("I'll Cover You [Reprise]"). Roger reveals that he is leaving New York for Santa Fe, which sparks an argument about commitment between him and Mimi. Collins arrives and admonishes the group for fighting on the day of Angel's funeral. Mimi tries to go to Roger, but he turns away. After everyone leaves, Mark confronts Roger about his behavior towards Mimi. As the two friends fight, Mark reveals that Roger's feelings aren't jealousy towards Benny, but fear of losing Mimi to AIDS. As Roger leaves, he runs into Mimi, who tells him that she heard everything and just wanted to say goodbye to Roger ("Goodbye Love"). Benny and Mark take Mimi to a rehab center. Feeling alone and conflicted, Roger reflect on his lives and on the past year with their friends and reach an artistic epiphany as he finds his song in Mimi. Roger returns to New York just in time for Christmas. ("What You Own"). Worried about their children not answering their calls, the cast's parents leave several messages on their phones ("Voicemail #5"). On Christmas Eve, exactly one year after the start of the first act Roger has written his song but can't find Mimi anywhere. It is revealed that Benny's wife, finding out about Benny's relationship with Mimi, has pulled Benny out of the East Village. Maureen and Joanne abruptly enter carrying Mimi, who is very weak and close to death. She begins to fade, but not before telling Roger that she loves him ("Finale A"). Roger tells her to hold on as he plays her the song he wrote for her, which reveals the depths of his feelings for her ("Your Eyes"). Mimi appears to die, but suddenly awakens. She says that she was heading into a light, but Angel told her to go back. The surviving Bohemians gather together to rejoice and resolve to enjoy whatever time they have left with each other and reaffirm that there is "no day but today" ("Finale B").
+==Trivia==
+*Mimi left home when she was fifteen.
+*Was based of the character Mimi, of [[La Bohème]], who was a seamstress suffering from tuberculosis.
+|-|
+RENT (2005)=
+{{Infobox character|image1 = Poster mimi.jpg|full_name = Mimi Marquez|age = 19-20|occupation = Exotic dancer|family = * Unnamed mother
+* [[Roger Davis]] (partner)|friends = * [[Angel Dumott Schunard]] †|gender = Female|hair_color = Dark brown|eye_color = Brown|skin_color = Light brown}}''<nowiki/>'''''Mimi Marquez''' is the lead female in ''RENT.'' She is an exotic dancer at the Cat Scratch Club, is a drug addict, and is HIV+.
+== History ==
-She and Roger remain a couple throughout most of the show. They break up ("Without You") but then realize they are meant for each other ("Without You"). They break up once more before the funeral for Mimi's best friend, [[Angel Dumott Schunard | Angel]], but then get back together by the end of the show when Mimi's life is on the line.
+The youngest of the characters, Mimi is 19 and had a "thing" with [[Benny Coffin | Benny]] two years before Angel's funeral)<ref>Rent (movie)</ref>.
+When she first meets [[Roger Davis]], she flirts with him,<ref>[[Light My Candle]]</ref> but later he pushes her away when she makes more advances.<ref>[[Out Tonight]]</ref><ref>[[Another Day]]</ref> He apologizes later and asks her to go to the protest being held by [[Maureen Johnson]], an ex-roommate of Roger's, and to dinner with his friends afterwards, and she accepts.<ref>[[Christmas Bells]]</ref> At the dinner, they both reveal to one another that they are HIV+, and they officially become a couple.<ref>[[I Should Tell You]]</ref>
+She and Roger remain a couple throughout most of the show. Their relationship is rocky, as Mimi's relationship with drugs persists.<ref>[[Happy New Year B]]</ref> Roger is also jealous of Mimi's past relationship with Benny.<ref>Goodbye Love</ref> They break up once more before the funeral for Mimi's best friend,<ref>[[Goodbye Love]]</ref>[[Angel Dumott Schunard | Angel]], but then get back together by the end of the show when Mimi's life is on the line.<ref>[[Your Eyes]]</ref><ref>[[Finale B]]</ref>
-==Portrayers==
-This is a list of the most acknowledged actresses who have portrayed Mimi Marquez.
-==='''Daphne Rubin Vega'''===
-'''[[Daphne Ruben Vega|Daphne Rubin Vega]]''' is the original Mimi Marquez. She played Mimi from Opening Night until April 5, 1997. She has received multiple award nominations for this role, including the 1996 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, though she lost to [[Donna Murphy]] for ''The King and I''. Vega was not included in the movie, as she was pregnant at the time of filming.
+==Differences from Original==
-'''Antonique Smith''' played Mimi Marquez in Rent from 2005 to 2007. She is still the poster girl for Mimi on billboards and fliers for the 20th Anniversary Tour.
+''to be added''
-==='''Rosario Dawson'''===
-'''[[Rosario Dawson]]''' played Mimi Marquez in the 2005 movie version of RENT. She replaced the original Mimi, Daphne Rubin Vega, who was pregnant at the time.
-==='''Renee Elise Goldsberry'''===
-'''[[Renee Elise Goldsberry]]''' was in the closing cast of the original Broadway run of RENT as Mimi Marquez, although the exact dates of her portrayal are not known. She was also featured in the film, '''RENT: Filmed Live On Broadway.'''
-==='''Vanessa Hudgens'''===
-'''[[Vanessa Hudgens]]''' played Mimi Marquez in 2010 edition of RENT in the Hollywood Bowl production.
-=== '''Skyler Volpe''' ===
-'''Skyler Volpe '''played Mimi Marquez in the 20th Anniversary US Tour of RENT in 2016/2017
-=== '''Philippa Stefani''' ===
-'''[[Philippa Stefani]]''' played Mimi Marquez in the 20th Anniversary UK Tour of RENT in 2016/2017.
-=== '''Kristin Paulse''' ===
-Kristin Paulse portrayed Mimi in The Ending HIV Season Of RENT, in Auckland in 2018.
 ==Songs==
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 ===Solos (In A Duet)===
-*Light My Candle (Roger)
+*[[Light My Candle]] (with Roger)
-*I Should Tell You (Roger)
+*[[I Should Tell You]] (with Roger)
-*Without You (Roger)
+*[[Without You]] (with Roger)
 ===Solos (In A Group Number)===
-*Another Day (Roger, Mimi and Company)
+*[[Another Day]] (Roger, Mimi and Company)
-*Christmas Bells (Collins, Angel, Mark, Roger, and Company)
+*[[Christmas Bells]] (Collins, Angel, Mark, Roger, and Company)
-*La Vie Boheme (Benny, Mark, Joanne, Angel, Collins, Maureen, Roger, and Company)
+*[[La Vie Boheme]] (Benny, Mark, Joanne, Angel, Collins, Maureen, Roger, and Company)
-*La Vie Boheme B (Joanne, Mark, Angel, Maureen, Collins, and Company)
+*[[La Vie Boheme|La Vie Boheme B]] (Joanne, Mark, Angel, Maureen, Collins, and Company)
-*Happy New Year A (Roger, Mark, Mimi, Angel, Collins, and Maureen)
+*[[Happy New Year]] (Roger, Mark, Mimi, Angel, Collins, and Maureen)
-*Happy New Year B (Roger, Mark, Angel, Collins, Maureen, and Benny)
+*[[Happy New Year B]] (Roger, Mark, Angel, Collins, Maureen, and Benny)
-*Goodbye Love (Roger, Mimi, Benny, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, Mark)
+*[[Goodbye Love]] (Roger, Mimi, Benny, Maureen, Joanne, Collins, Mark)
-*Finale A (Mark, Roger, Collins, Mimi, Maureen)
+*[[Finale]] (Mark, Roger, Collins, Mimi, Maureen)
-*Finale B (Mark, Mimi, Roger, and Company)
+*[[Finale B]] (Mark, Mimi, Roger, and Company)
 ===Others===
-*Rent (Roger, Mark, and Company)
+*[[Rent (song)|Rent]] (Roger, Mark, and Company)
-*Seasons of Love (Company)
+*[[Seasons of Love]] (Company)
-*Seasons of Love B (Company)
+*[[Contact]] (Company)
+*[[Seasons of Love B]] (Company)
-*BENNY SUCKS FOR MIMI ROGER IS SOOOOO BETTER!!!
+== References ==
+<references />
+|-|
+RENT Live=
+{{Infobox character|title1 = Mimi_Márquez|image1 = Tinashe Mimi.jpg |first_appearance = [[Light My Candle]]|last_appearance = [[Finale B]]|protrayed_by = [[Tinashe]] |gender = Female|occupation = Exotic Dancer|status = Alive|significant_other(s) = [[Roger Davis]]}}'''Mimi Márquez''' is the lead female in  ''RENT.'' She is an exotic dancer at a club called [[the Cat Scratch]], is HIV positive, and an drug addict. She lives downstairs from Mark and Roger, and is Roger's love interest through out the musical. She is also Benny's ex-lover. The youngest of the characters, Mimi is 19, which makes her birth date around 1970.
+==Biography==
+''to be added''
+==Differences from the Original==
+''to be added''
+</tabber>
 [[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Characters with AIDS]]
+[[Category:Current or Former Junkies]]
+[[Category:Mimi Marquez]]