Vannessa Vasquez

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.