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Jewelers pitch in for Haiti relief

National Jeweler - Found Feb. 1, 2010
Judith Kuperman designed the "H" pendant for actress Patricia Velasquez and her Wayuu Taya Foundation.

Posted on February 1, 2010, 2:09 am

EU's Ashton "Concerned" By Rights in Sri Lanka, On Election, No UN ...

Inner City Press - Found Jan. 27, 2010
Tok Hun (1) Palestinian Ministry of Health (1) Panopticon (1) Paolo Zampolli (1) Patricia Rodas (1) Patricia Velasquez (1) Patricio Bernal (1...

Posted on January 27, 2010, 11:11 am

Classic Valentine's Day/Anti-Valentine's Day: Movies

Reflector Online - Found Feb. 12, 2010
Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) and Anck-su-Namun (Patricia Velasquez) are the twisted Romeo and Juliet of ancient Egypt.

Posted on February 12, 2010, 2:34 am

IPA Names New VP and Regional Director, Europe

PRWeb - Found Jan. 29, 2010
IPA has named Patricia Velasquez Griffith as Vice President, New Ventures and Mary Ellen Yarossi as Regional Director, Europe.

Posted on January 29, 2010, 4:37 am

IPA Names New VP and Regional Director, Europe

Individual.com - Found Jan. 27, 2010
Independent Project Analysis, Inc (IPA) (http://www.ipaglobal.com/?campaign=PR- ...

Posted on January 27, 2010, 1:23 pm

Johnston, RuPaul, Carlos Leon & Williams' Brother to Guest Star on ...

Broadway World - Found Jan. 11, 2010
Johnston as Helen, Chris Williams as Wilhediva Hater/Robert, Carlos Leon as Diego Martinez, Patricia Velasquez as Victoria Velez, Anjelah...
Money in your Pocket Minute: After a "muted decade." 1-12-10 - NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Elementary school students upset with letter from Obama: 1-11-10 - NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Studies show excercise is the best way to keep mind sharp 1-11-10 - NewsChannel 9 WSYR
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Posted on January 11, 2010, 8:46 am

Helicopter Crash in Haiti Described to Inner City Press by UN ...

Inner City Press - Found Jan. 18, 2010
Tok Hun (1) Palestinian Ministry of Health (1) Panopticon (1) Paolo Zampolli (1) Patricia Rodas (1) Patricia Velasquez (1) Patricio Bernal (1...

Posted on January 18, 2010, 5:53 am

Patricia Velasquez Biography

Patricia Velasquez
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Patricia Velásquez
Born Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprún
January 31, 1971 (1971-01-31) (age 39)
Zulia, Venezuela
Occupation Actress and fashion model
Official website

Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprún (born January 31, 1971) is a Venezuelan actress and fashion model.

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Biography

Early life

Velásquez, the fifth of six children, was born in Zulia, Venezuela to a Venezuelan mestizo father and to an Amerindian mother of the Wayuu people.12 Her parents were both teachers;3 her father also worked for UNESCO and as a result, she spent some of her childhood in Mexico and France. She attended San Vicente de Paul High School, graduating in 1987.4 After 3 years of college studies, Velásquez left for Milan, Italy, in pursuit of a modeling career.

Career

In 1997 she studied acting in Los Angeles and New York.5 In 1998, she paced down runways in ready-to-wear fashion shows for designers such as Antonio Berardi, Bella Freud, Corinne Cobson, Claude Montana, and Dolce & Gabbana. As for print advertising, Velásquez appeared in ads for Chanel's Allure, Roberto Verino's Verino fragrance, as well as Victoria's Secret. Early in her modeling career, she appeared in several issues of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This led to a large number of further modeling engagements, which ultimately culminated in her being ranked #45 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 20016 and #16 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" poll in 2002.

Velásquez played Anck-Su-Namun in the 1999 film The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns. Her character makes her first entrance in the film in remarkably intricate body paint. Velásquez's movie credits normally omit the acute accent over the a in her surname. She also appeared in several 2003 episodes of Arrested Development as the character Marta Estrella.

She had a special appearance on Breaking the Girl video of the alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Television

Velásquez played the character of Begoña on several episodes of The L Word during its 5th season (2008). She had a recurring role on the television series Arrested Development playing Marta Estrella. On CSI: Miami, in the episode "From The Grave", she appeared as a guest star, playing Celia Gonzalez. She had a recurring role in the first season of Rescue Me playing Nez, the ex-girlfriend and mother of Franco's daughter, Keela. She most recently guest starred on Ugly Betty

Personal life

In 2002, Velásquez founded the Wayúu Tayá Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the Wayúu, a Venezuelan indigenous group.7 In 2010, after the devastating Haiti earthquake, she had the Wayuú Tayá Foundation commission a special symbol of hope to raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake along with the slogan: Keep the "H" Close to Your Heart -- Help Haiti Hope.8 She is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish.5 She is 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) tall. 910 11. She's also bisexual.12

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