Patricia Velasquez - Celebrity info

Patricia Carola Velasquez Semprún, was born on 31st of January in 1971, in Guajira, Zulia State, Venezuela. She is a well recognized actress and Venezuelan model. Her mother comes from the tribe wayúu and her father is descending of Spaniards. She is the sister of six brothers of a family of teachers. In his first years she lived in Mexico and France. She measures 1.77 m. In 2002 she founded the non-profit foundation Wayúu Tayá dedicated to the attendance of the Wayúu, a Venezuelan indigenous group.

This native Hispanic beauty of Maracaibo (State Capital Zulia in Venezuela) is not only outstanding in the field of the modeling, but she also appeared in movies like "The Mummy".

Patricia Velasquez, whose mother is the descender of Venezuelan the Wayúu tribe, began to study engineering and accounting with the purpose of obtaining an employment in the oil industry of her native country. During that first year of studies, she sent a photo hers to casting in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and turned out to be selected for her exotic indigenous beauty. That's where her modeling career began.

Patricia soon went to Milan and quickly participated in footbridges of designers like Jean Paul Gautier and Dolce & Gabanna, in addition to being the cover of magazines like Elle and Vogue, among others.