Roselyn
Sanchez (born March 14, 1970 in Santurce, Puerto Rico)
is the first person to play a hispanic character in
one of the most important soap operas in the U.S..
Roselyn lived with her father and
mother and is the youngest of four siblings. She has
three older brothers. She received her pirmary education
in San Juan. At a young age she showed an interest
in dancing and acting. She would put on shows for
her family. Roselyn enrolled in the University of
Puerto Rico, where she was to study marketing, like
her father and brothers before her. However, that
was not her calling and after three years she called
it quits.
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. She landed
a small part as an island girl in the movie "Captain
Ron", which was partly filmed in 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 "Que Vacilon".
Roselyn returned to New York and landed
her first English speaking role in the CBS soap opera,
"As The World Turns". She became the first
hispanic to play a Latina character, in its 50 year
history, when she played the role of "Pilar Domingo".
She played this character from 1996 to 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 participated
in 16 movies and will be cast in the role of "Maria"
in the Hollywood production "Edison", which
will be out in the year 2005. She is also in the process
of composing a musical about a singer/dancer/actress
who leaves Puerto Rico to hit the big time in New
York. She is going to play the principal part. Her
first musical recording "Borinqueña"
will out in the market this year.
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