Roselyn Sánchez

**Roselyn Sánchez** (born April 2, 1973) is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, model, actress, producer and writer of film and television.

## Early life

Sánchez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 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. 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. 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 in Puerto Rico, starring Martin Short and Kurt Russell.

## Rise to fame

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

## 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. Sánchez has acted in some 20 movies, including as Maria in Edison and as 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 the television series Without a Trace, where she played Agent Elena Delgado.

Roselyn also composed the musical *Yellow*, about a singer/dancer/actress who leaves Puerto Rico to hit the big time in New York City, 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 in 2009, starred in *The Perfect Sleep*, a neo-noir drama, co-starring Patrick Bauchau, Tony Amendola, Isaac Singleton, and Peter Lucas.

## Music career

In 2003, her first musical recording, *"Borinqueña"*, was released. The album's 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 the song "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 began dating actor Eric Winter in December 2007, and, after nearly a year, they were married on November 29, 2008, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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

## References

1. ↑ Roselyn Sánchez
2. ↑ Roselyn Sanchez bio at Yahoo! Movies, accessed April 12, 2020.
3. ↑ Roselyn Sanchez Bio. *IMDb.com*. Retrieved on April 12, 2020.
4. ↑ FreeJose.com. *FHM Magazine 100 Sexiest Women 2005*. Archived from the original on February 12, 2007. Retrieved on October 11, 2006.
5. ↑ "'Without a Trace' star engaged", January 1, 2008. Retrieved on January 1, 2008.
6. ↑ Instyle Celebrity Weddings: Roselyn Sanchez and Eric Winter. Instyle.com. Retrieved on December 16, 2018.

## External links

* Roselyn Sánchez article at *Wikipedia*
* Roselyn Sánchez links at FreeOnes
* Roselyn Sánchez at Babepedia