Vanessa Bauche

Vanessa Bauche ( born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira; February 18, 1973) is a Mexican television, theatre and film actress. She is best known for playing as Nora in the Apple TV+ series “Acapulco”. She also appeared in many Mexican television series and movies.

Early life
Bauche was born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira, named after actress Vanessa Redgrave. Her father was a Romani who married her mother, a woman who aspired to be a dancer and singer. At the time of the marriage, her mother was sixteen years old and her father was a junior in high school. The couple divorced when Bauche was seven years old. After the divorce, she and her brother, Tito, spent three years traveling with their father. Eventually, she and her brother settled down with their mother in Mexico City.

Career
She received her starring role in a film as a drug-addicted prostitute in El Patrullero (Highway Patrolman) (1991). After starring in a number of telenovelas she played a lead role in the international success Amores Perros (2000).

While Bauche has found success in both film and television, she also maintains a steady career in theater.

Awards and nominations
Ariel Award
 * 1995: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress" - Hasta morir
 * 1999: Won, "Best Actress in a Minor Role" - Un embrujo
 * 2002: Won, "Best Supporting Actress" - De la calle
 * 2005: Nominated, "Best Actress" - Digna: Hasta el último aliento

Lleida Latin-American Film Festival
 * 2006: Won, "Best Actress" - Al Otro Lado and Las vueltas del citrillo

Western Heritage Awards
 * 2006: Won, "Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture" - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada