Vannessa Vasquez is an American actress who was born on December 21, 1983 in Galveston , Texas, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for East Los High (2013), The Brave (2017) and The Fix (2019). She began her acting career performing in local theatres in Houston, Texas, later gaining her first role in television working with singer-songwriter Frankie J on the reggaeton mix of his Billboard Hot 100 hit "Obsessions (No Es Amor)".[1] Later becoming the lead actress in the independent horror and thriller film "Sorrow",[citation needed] as well as an associate producer.
Vasquez's family is from Monterrey, Mexico, but she grew in the small town of Richmond, Texas. Vasquez was raised by her single mother and grandmother until the age of 10. Since money was scarce for any extra curricular activities she began acting at the age of 6, performing skits for her family while living at grandmother's house. When her mother got married she moved to Sugar Land, Texas. Having to deal with the adversities of growing up in a new town, an integrated home and new stepfather she took part in whatever activities grade school offered. In sixth grade, she read for the role of Becky in the play The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. From there she took dance in middle school and high school along with theatre. She was raised by her mother and stepfather until the age of 18. At the age of 18 she set off to Mexico to find her biological father. Since then she has worked to maintain a relationship with her father in Mexico. Through love and forgiveness she has built a strong relationship with both her stepfather and biological father.
Being the first in her family to attend college she knew the importance of having an education. Even though her dreams were in Hollywood, Vasquez went on to study theater and psychology at the University of Houston, graduating with a B.A. in social sciences and liberal arts. After college and unhealthy romantic relationships she set out after her dreams to be an actress and ran away to Hollywood. Not knowing how she was going to pay for acting classes or where she was going to live she set out west in faith. She found shelter couch surfing with acquaintances until she got a job at Mel's diner in Hollywood as a waitress across the street from her dream acting school Stella Adler Academy. She then received a scholarship to the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles.[citation needed]
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Vasquez began her career by performing in local stage theatres in Houston. One of her first Television gigs was working with singer-songwriter Frankie J on the reggaeton mix of his Billboard Hot 100 hit "Obsessions (No Es Amor)". She was the lead actress in the independent horror and thriller film "Sorrow",[citation needed] as well as an associate producer. She starred as Magdalena Cruz in "Sins of a Call Girl"[citation needed] and as Esperanza in "Narca", directed by R. Ellis Frazier.[citation needed] She co-starred as Gracie in the action film "Misfire", alongside Gary Daniels.[2]
In 2014, Vasquez became one of the lead actresses in Hulu’s East Los High series,[3] the first English-language Hulu series with an all-Latino cast.[4] She plays Camila Barrios, a Mexican teenager dealing with the trials and tribulations of growing up in East Los Angeles.[5]
In 2018 she was cast as one of the lead actors in the ABC pilot The Mission.
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Vasquez is a member of Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority.[6] She is a dancer, with training in bachata, salsa, cumbia, merengue and hip-hop. She is also fluent in Spanish.[7] In the fall of 2014, Alegria Magazine named her one of its "Top 10 Latinas making waves in Hollywood".[8] In 2016 she was named one the top 8 leading ladies for TV y Novelas Magazine.[9]
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Vannessa Vasquez is an American actress who was born on December 21 1983 in Galveston Texas USA She is an actress and producer known for East Los High 2013 The Brave 2017 and The Fix 2019 She began her acting career performing in local theatres in Houston Texas later gaining her first role in television working with singer songwriter Frankie J on the reggaeton mix of his Billboard Hot 100 hit Obsessions No Es Amor 1 Later becoming the lead actress in the independent horror and thriller film Sorrow citation needed as well as an associate producer Vannessa VasquezBorn 1983 12 21 December 21 1983 age 39 Galveston TexasAlma materUniversity of Houston Stella Adler Studio of ActingOccupationActressYears active2010 present Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4 1 Films 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Vannessa Vasquez news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Vasquez s family is from Monterrey Mexico but she grew in the small town of Richmond Texas Vasquez was raised by her single mother and grandmother until the age of 10 Since money was scarce for any extra curricular activities she began acting at the age of 6 performing skits for her family while living at grandmother s house When her mother got married she moved to Sugar Land Texas Having to deal with the adversities of growing up in a new town an integrated home and new stepfather she took part in whatever activities grade school offered In sixth grade she read for the role of Becky in the play The Adventures of Tom Sawyer From there she took dance in middle school and high school along with theatre She was raised by her mother and stepfather until the age of 18 At the age of 18 she set off to Mexico to find her biological father Since then she has worked to maintain a relationship with her father in Mexico Through love and forgiveness she has built a strong relationship with both her stepfather and biological father Being the first in her family to attend college she knew the importance of having an education Even though her dreams were in Hollywood Vasquez went on to study theater and psychology at the University of Houston graduating with a B A in social sciences and liberal arts After college and unhealthy romantic relationships she set out after her dreams to be an actress and ran away to Hollywood Not knowing how she was going to pay for acting classes or where she was going to live she set out west in faith She found shelter couch surfing with acquaintances until she got a job at Mel s diner in Hollywood as a waitress across the street from her dream acting school Stella Adler Academy She then received a scholarship to the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles citation needed Career editVasquez began her career by performing in local stage theatres in Houston One of her first Television gigs was working with singer songwriter Frankie J on the reggaeton mix of his Billboard Hot 100 hit Obsessions No Es Amor She was the lead actress in the independent horror and thriller film Sorrow citation needed as well as an associate producer She starred as Magdalena Cruz in Sins of a Call Girl citation needed and as Esperanza in Narca directed by R Ellis Frazier citation needed She co starred as Gracie in the action film Misfire alongside Gary Daniels 2 In 2014 Vasquez became one of the lead actresses in Hulu s East Los High series 3 the first English language Hulu series with an all Latino cast 4 She plays Camila Barrios a Mexican teenager dealing with the trials and tribulations of growing up in East Los Angeles 5 In 2018 she was cast as one of the lead actors in the ABC pilot The Mission Personal life editVasquez is a member of Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority 6 She is a dancer with training in bachata salsa cumbia merengue and hip hop She is also fluent in Spanish 7 In the fall of 2014 Alegria Magazine named her one of its Top 10 Latinas making waves in Hollywood 8 In 2016 she was named one the top 8 leading ladies for TV y Novelas Magazine 9 Filmography editFilms edit Year Title Role Notes2010 Jump Out Short Temelda2011 Asesinas Short Assassin 12011 The Darq Susan2013 The Adventures of Don Juan and Don Tu Short Henchwoman Marisa2014 Sorrow Mila Sweeney2014 Sins of a Call Girl Magdalena Cruz2014 The Hours Til Daylight post production Sarag2014 Narca post production Esperanza2014 Misfire GracieTelevision edit Title Year Role NotesEast Los High 10 2014 2017 Camila Barrios 48 episodes leadThe Brave 2018 Mari Diaz 1 episodeThe Mission 2018 Officer Ezme Chizo series regularThe Fix 2019 Dia Briseno 2 episodesReferences edit Vasquez Vannessa Let It Cast letitcast com Talent Agency Retrieved 9 October 2014 Gary Daniels Misfire www influence film com Influence Film Retrieved 30 August 2014 Meet the Cast eastloshigh com Hulu Retrieved 10 October 2014 Erwich Craig Welcome Back to East Los High blog hulu com Hulu Retrieved 9 July 2014 Alianette Alianette Almestica East Los High Returns Hotter than ever with a new cast of students entertainmentaffair com Retrieved 9 July 2014 Arreola Cristina 2014 10 17 Sisterhood Bonds 8 Latinas Who were in Sororities Latina Retrieved 2014 11 14 Biography vannessavasquez com Retrieved 10 October 2014 10 Latinas Making Waves in Hollywood alegriamagazine com Alegria Magazine Estas estrellas latinas se han apoderado de la TV www tvynovelas com Archived from the original on 2016 09 20 East Los High HULU Retrieved 10 October 2014 External links editVannessa Vasquez at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vannessa Vasquez amp oldid 1174125332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
