Roselyn Sanchez Biography

Roselyn Sánchez (born April 2, 1973¹) is a Puerto Rican singer, model, film and television actress.

Biography

Early life

Sánchez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico¹, the youngest of four siblings - having three older brothers. She received her primary education in San Juan. At a young age, she showed an interest in both dancing and acting and would put on shows for her family. Sánchez enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico, where like her father and brothers she was to study marketing.² However, this was not her calling and after three years she left the course. In 1991, at the age of 18, Sánchez moved to New York City, where she took classes in dancing, acting and singing.³ She returned to Puerto Rico and in 1992, she made her movie debut, having landed a small part as an island girl in the movie Captain Ron, which was partly filmed on the island, starring Martin Short and Kurt Russell

Rise to fame

In Puerto Rico, she gained public attention as a dancer and co-host of an island's variety show called Que Vacilon. At that time, in 1993, Roselyn won the Miss Puerto Rico Petite contest and in 1994 she won the international title of Miss American Petite. The contest rose Sanchez to international fame. Sanchez has been named to numerous annual lists of beautiful women including Maxim Magazine Hot 100 in 2001, 2002 and 2006; AskMen.com's Top 99 Most Desirable Women in 2005 and 2006; FHM Magazine 100 Sexiest Women in 2005 and 2006.⁴

Sánchez in Hollywood

In 2001, Sánchez was cast as "Isabella Molina", an undercover United States Secret Service agent who was Jackie Chan's love interest in the hit movie Rush Hour 2. In 2003, she played the role of "Lorena" in the movie Chasing Papi starring alongside Jaci Velasquez and Sofia Vergara. Sanchez has already acted in 20 movies, including the role of Maria in Edison as well as the role of Karen Lopez in Underclassman. She also starred in the Puerto Rican film Cayo released in 2005. Also in the fall of 2005, she joined the cast of Without a Trace, where she plays Agent Elena Delgado.

She composed the musical Yellow, about a singer/dancer/actress who leaves Puerto Rico to hit the big time in New York, in which she played the principal part. The movie was filmed in 2005 and released in 2007.

Also in 2007, she acted as Monique, Peyton's ballet teacher, in The Game Plan, and appeared in the movie "Venus & Vegas". She is currently preparing for her role in The Perfect Sleep, a neo-noir drama, where she is co-staring with Patrick Bauchau, Tony Amendola, Isaac Singleton, and Peter Lucas.

Music career

In 2003, her first musical recording Borinqueña was released. The album first single "Amor Amor" gained a lot of attention as well as a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Music Video. She appeared in Craig David's music videos Hidden Agenda and Personal and in the Fabolous video for "Make Me Better".

Personal life

Sánchez was married to actor Gary Stretch from August 9, 1998 to 2001. After her divorce, she started a relationship with Puerto Rican salsa singer, Víctor Manuelle. However, in December 2005, she announced that she had ended their relationship. The separation was amicable. She married actor Eric Winter on November 29, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.⁵⁶

Sánchez is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. She recently appeared nude in a PETA ad in support of anti-fur campaign efforts.⁷ She is the spokesperson of the Fundación de Niños San Jorge, which assists sick children from poor families.⁸

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

See also

Puerto Rico portal

• List of famous Puerto Ricans

References

External links

• Roselyn's Fansite
• Roselyn Sánchez at the Internet Movie Database
• Roselyn Sánchez at TV.com
• Roselyn Sánchez Bio at CBS - Without A Trace
• Roselyn Sánchez Shows Her Skin to Save Animals