- Emma Pfaeffle made her Broadway debut as Emily in "Finding Neverland". Emma was eventually cast as Wendy in "Finding Neverland". "Finding Neverland" opened at Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on April 15, 2015 and closed on August 21, 2016. Previews for "Finding Neverland" began on March 15, 2015.
- In 2016 Emma was cast as Veruca Salt in the Broadway production of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". The musical was based on the book by Roald Dahl. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" began previews on March 28, 2017. The show opened on April 23, 2017 and closed on January 14, 2018. After closing "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" began a US Tour. At the time it closed "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" had 27 previews and 305 performances.
- Emma began studying dance, singing, and acting when she was 5 years old. She studied dance at the State University of New York at Purchase.
- She has an older sister named Brigitte.
- Emma Pfaeffle received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from SUNY Purchase College.
- She comes from both Cuban and Nicaraguan roots.
- Emma's mother passed away in 2008.
- She is a strong supporter of the fight to end racism and she stands up for social justice and human rights. She has even participated in protests seeking justice for innocent victims of violence.
- In memory of her biological mother, Emma always pens down heartfelt captions on Mother's Day on her Instagram. Her mother Zoe Cristina Caymares Pfaeffle was born in Havana, Cuba.
- Caymares was nominated for a Chita Rivera Award in 2017 in the Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show category.
- Her father Fred who was born in Mexico City, older sister Brigitte, and stepmother Eulalia Caymares make up her family.
- Wrote the lyrics to her song "I Don't Know You" while crying from a broken heart in a stairwell in Paris.
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