Patricia Velásquez
Patricia Velásquez was born in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela on January 31st, 1971 and is the Movie Actress. At the age of 53, Patricia Velásquez biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprn (born January 31, 1971) is a Venezuelan actress and model.
Early life
Velásquez was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, as the fifth of six children. Her father is mestizo, and her mother is a member of the indigenous Wayuu people. Both parents were teachers; her father worked with UNESCO and was posted to other countries; and her mother was a teacher. Velásquez and her family grew up in France and Mexico. She attended San Vicente de Paul High School, graduating in 1987.
She appeared in the Miss Venezuela 1989 competition in 1989. She debuted Peninsula de la Guajira, a Wayuu civilian center, and was named 2nd runner-up. Velásquez, a three-year engineering degree student, moved to Milan, Italy, in search of a modeling career. She is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Italian.
Personal life
Velásquez created The Wayuu Taya Foundation, a non-profit group dedicated to supporting the Wayuu, an indigenous people living in northwestern Venezuela and northern Colombia. After the devastating Haiti earthquake, she had the Wayu Tayá Foundation commission in 2010, a special symbol of hope to raise funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake victims. It was sold with the following words: Keep the "H" Close to Your Heart: Help Haiti Children.
Maya is the daughter of Velásquez's estranged mother Lauren. They separated after eight years together.
Velásquez's memoir Straight Walk was published in February 2015, chronicling her struggle from poverty to international recognition. She came out a lesbian, saying that she wanted to lead by example for her daughter.
Career
From 1995 to 2000, Velásquez studied acting in Los Angeles and New York. She paced down runways in ready-to-wear fashion shows for designers such as Chanel, Chloe, John Galliano, Antonio Berardi, Bella Freud, Corinne Cobson, Claude Montana, Dolce & Gabbana and many others. Velásquez appeared in print ads for Chanel's Allure, Cover Girl, Monsoon, Roberto Verino's Verino fragrance, as well as Victoria's Secret.
During her modeling career, she appeared on the covers of Vogue, Bazaar, and Marie Claire among others and several issues of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This led to a large number of further modeling engagements. She was ranked as No. 45 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001 and No. 16 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" poll in 2002.
Velásquez played Meela Nais / Anck-Su-Namun in the 1999 film The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns.
She had a special appearance on "Breaking the Girl" video of the alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. She also appeared on the Rod Stewart video "Leave Virginia Alone" and others, such as Ricardo Montaner "Para Llorar" and George Michael "Spinning the Wheel."
Velásquez was appointed UNESCO Artist for Peace (Goodwill Ambassador) in June 2003, in the context of the International Decade for the World’s Indigenous People. She was honored in recognition of her actions for protection of the Wayúu indigenous people in Latin America and for safeguarding their cultural heritage.
Velásquez played the character of Begoña on several episodes of The L Word during its 5th season (2008). She had a recurring role on the television series Arrested Development playing Marta Estrella. On CSI: Miami, in the episode "From the Grave", she appeared as a guest star, playing Celia Gonzalez. She had a recurring role in the first season of Rescue Me playing Nez, the ex-girlfriend and mother of Franco's daughter, Keela. She also guest starred on Ugly Betty and Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series, season 9) She also voiced the character Marisol Díez Delgado in the SSX franchise.
She received the “Women Together” award at the United Nations on 2009. The Awards Ceremony recognizes the valuable contribution of men, women, and institutions dedicated to the creation of a more equal society
Velásquez competed on behalf of the charity Wayúu Tayá Foundation on the twelfth season of The Apprentice. She was fired in week 6, on 25 March 2012.
On 2015, LA Femme Film Festival gave Velásquez their Humanitarian Award.
On August 30, 2018, the Organization of American States (OAS) appointed Velásquez as Goodwill Ambassador for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas during a ceremony at its headquarters in Washington, DC.
Velásquez was honored by the Human Rights Campaign with the 2018 Visibility Award in New England.
In 2019, she played Patricia Alvarez in the horror film The Curse of La Llorona.
In 2020, Velásquez played Nurse Velasquez in Malignant, Mariela Vicuna in Brut Force, and Meg in List of a Lifetime where she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 2022 Imagen Awards.