Roselyn Sanchez Biography
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Roselyn Sanchez (born April 2nd, 1973 in Santurce,
Puerto Rico) is a model and film/television actress.
Roselyn is 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. Roselyn enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico, where like
her father and brothers she was to study marketing. However, this was not her
calling and after three years she left the course.
In 1991, at the age of 21, Roselyn moved to New
York City, where she took classes in dancing, acting and singing. 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.
In 1993, Roselyn won the Miss Puerto Rico Petite
contest and in 1994 she won the international title of Miss America Petite. In
Puerto Rico, she gained public attention as a dancer and co-host of the island's
#1 variety show, at that time, "Que Vacilon".
Roselyn returned to New York and landed her first
English speaking role in the CBS soap opera, As The World Turns. She played the
role of "Pilar Domingo" from 1996 until 1997.
In 2001, Roselyn was cast as "Isabella Molina", a
secret customs agent who was Jackie Chan's love interest in the movie Rush Hour
2. In 2003, she played the role of "Lorena" in the movie Chasing Papi starring
alongside Jaci Velasquez and Sofia Vergara.
Roselyn Sanchez has already acted in 20 movies and
has been cast in the role of Maria in the Hollywood production Edison and in the
role of Karen Lopez in the production of Underclassman , both due out in 2005.
She is also cast in the movies Venus & Vegas and Cayo which are in the post-prodution
stages. She is in the process of composing a musical about a
singer/dancer/actress who leaves Puerto Rico to hit the big time in New York, in
this she is going to play the principal part. In 2005, her first musical
recording "Borinqueña" will be out in the market. She is 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. She has also joined
the cast of Without a Trace.
Sánchez was married to actor Gary Stretch from 1999
to 2001. In December 2005, she announced that she had ended up her longtime
relationship with salsa singer, Víctor Manuelle. The separation was amicable.
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