Just in case some people were unsure of who Patricia Velasquez was,here is a little biography for you:
Early life
Velásquez, the fifth of six children, was born in
Zulia,
Venezuela to a Venezuelan father of Native and Spanish descent and a mother who came from the
Wayuu tribe.
[1][2] Her parents were both teachers;
[3] her father also worked for
UNESCO and as a result, she spent some of her
childhood in
Mexico and
France. She attended
San Vicente de Paul High School, graduating in 1987.
[4] After a year of
college studies, Velásquez left for
Milan,
Italy, in pursuit of a modeling career. She also competed in the 1989
Miss Venezuela pageant representing
Peninsula Goajira, placing seventh.
Career
In 1997 she studied
acting in
Los Angeles and
New York.
[5] In 1998, she paced down
runways in
ready-to-wear fashion shows for
designers such as
Antonio Berardi,
Bella Freud,
Corinne Cobson,
Claude Montana, and
Dolce & Gabbana. As for print
advertising, Velásquez appeared in ads for
Chanel's Allure,
Roberto Verino's Verino fragrance, as well as
Victoria's Secret. Early in her modeling career, she appeared in several issues of the annual
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This led to a large number of further modeling engagements, which ultimately culminated in her being ranked #45 on the
Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2001
[6] and #16 in
Stuff Magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" poll in
2002. She is currently
L'Oréal model.
Velásquez appeared in the
role of
Anck-Su-Namun in the 1999 film
The Mummy and its 2001 sequel
The Mummy Returns. Her
character makes her first entrance in the film in remarkably intricate
body paint. Velásquez's movie credits normally omit the
acute accent over the
a in her surname.
She had a special appearance on
Breaking the Girl video of the alternative rock band
Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Film
The body of film work Velásquez has been involved in is substantial, especially compared to many other models who try out at acting. A selected filmography is as follows:
- Le Jaguar (1996), as Maya
- Eruption (1997), as Luisa Soares
- Beowulf (1999), as Pendra
- No Vacancy (1999), as Ramona
- The Mummy (1999), as Anck-Su-Namun
- Committed (2000), as Carmen
- Façade (2000), as Juanita
- San Bernardo (2000), as Claudia
- Turn It Up (2000), (cameo appearance)
- The Mummy Returns (2001), as Meela Nais/Anck Su Namun
- SSX Tricky (2001, video game), as Marisol Diez Delgado
- Fidel (2002, miniseries), as Mirta
- Mindhunters (2004), as Nicole Willis
- Zapata: The Dream of a Hero - El sueño del héroe (2004), as Josefa
- The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve (2004, made-for-TV), as Isabel Frias
Television
Velásquez played the character of Begoña on several episodes of the
The L Word during its 5th season (2008). She also had a recurring role on the television series
Arrested Development, playing
Marta Estrella and on
From The Grave (CSI: Miami episode) as a guest star, playing
Celia Gonzalez.
Personal life
Velásquez has stated she is bisexual
[7] and dated comedian
Sandra Bernhard in the mid-1990s.
[8] In 2002, Velásquez founded the Wayúu Tayá Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the
Wayúu, a Venezuelan indigenous group.
[9] She is fluent in
English,
French,
Italian and
Spanish.
[5] She is 5
ft 9.5
in (1.77
m) tall.
I hope this helps
Courtesy of wikipedia
Im glad Patricia V has a thread, I was also wandering why she didnt have a thread and was gonna start one about her. She is georgeous love her indigenous look.
