Vannessa Vasquez is an American actress known for starring in East Los High (2013), The Brave (2017) and The Fix (2019). She began her acting career performing in local theatres in Houston, Texas, later gaining her first role in television working with singer-songwriter Frankie J on the reggaeton mix of his Billboard Hot 100 hit "Obsessions (No Es Amor)".
Career Vasquez began her career by performing in local stage theatres in Houston. One of her first Television gigs was working with singer-songwriter Frankie J on the reggaeton mix of his Billboard Hot 100 hit "Obsessions (No Es Amor)". She was the lead actress in the independent horror and thriller film "Sorrow", as well as an associate producer. She starred as Magdalena Cruz in "Sins of a Call Girl" and as Esperanza in "Narca", directed by R. Ellis Frazier. She co-starred as Gracie in the action film "Misfire", alongside Gary Daniels.
In 2014, Vasquez became one of the lead actresses in Hulu’s East Los High series, the first English-language Hulu series with an all-Latino cast. She plays Camila Barrios, a Mexican teenager dealing with the trials and tribulations of growing up in East Los Angeles.
In 2018 she was cast as one of the lead actors in the ABC pilot The Mission.
Personal life Vasquez is a member of Sigma Lambda Gamma sorority. She is a dancer, with training in bachata, salsa, cumbia, merengue and hip-hop. She is also fluent in Spanish. In the fall of 2014, Alegria Magazine named her one of its "Top 10 Latinas making waves in Hollywood". In 2016 she was named one the top 8 leading ladies for TV y Novelas Magazine.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2010Jump Out (Short)Temelda 2011Asesinas (Short) Assassin 1 2011The DarqSusan 2013The Adventures of Don Juan and Don Tu (Short)Henchwoman Marisa 2014SorrowMila Sweeney 2014Sins of a Call GirlMagdalena Cruz 2014The Hours Til Daylight (post-production)Sarag 2014Narca (post-production)Esperanza 2014MisfireGracie 2022Divorce BaitAlexis
Television Title YearRoleNotesEast Los High 2014 - 2017Camila Barrios48 episodes lead The Brave2018Mari Diaz1 episodeThe Mission2018Officer Ezme Chizoseries regular The Fix2019Dia Briseño2 episodes
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