Roselyn Sánchez (born April 2, 1970) is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated singer, model, film and television actress. Sánchez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the youngest of four siblings - having three older brothers. She received her primary education in San Juan. At a young age, she showed an interest in both dancing and acting and would put on shows for her family. In Puerto Rico, she gained public attention as a dancer and co-host of an island’s variety show called Que Vacilon. At that time, in 1993, Roselyn won the Miss Puerto Rico Petite contest and in 1994 she won the international title of Miss America Petite.

In 2001, Roselyn was cast as “Isabella Molina”, an undercover United States Secret Service agent who was Jackie Chan’s love interest in the hit movie Rush Hour 2. In 2003, she played the role of “Lorena” in the movie Chasing Papi starring alongside Jaci Velasquez and Sofia Vergara. Sanchez has already acted in 20 movies, including the role of Maria in Edison as well as the role of Karen Lopez in Underclassman.  In 2005, her first musical recording Borinqueña was released. The album first single “Amor Amor” gained a lot of attention as well as a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Music Video. She appeared in Craig David’s music videos Hidden Agenda and Personal and in the Fabolous video for “Make Me Better”.

Sánchez was married to actor Gary Stretch from 1999 to 2001. After her divorce, she started a relationship with Puerto Rican salsaVíctor Manuelle. However, in December 2005, she announced that she had ended their relationship. The separation was amicable. Currently, she is engaged to actor Eric Winter. singer,

Roselyn is a supporter of animal rights and active member of PETA. She recently appeared nude in a PETA ad in support of anti-fur campaign efforts. She is also the sister of famous international DJ Roger Sanchez.

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