Jessica Garza Montes de Oca

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Jessica Garza Montes de Oca
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Garza in 2013
Background information
Born (1984-09-22) 22 September 1984 (age 40)
Mexico City, Mexico
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, actress, writer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2008–present
Website jessikagarza.com

Jessica Garza Montes de Oca (born 22 September 1984) is a Mexican actress, singer-songwriter and writer. [1]

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Early life

Garza Montes de Oca was born and raised in Mexico City. She has a BA in theatre from the Universidad de las Americas, Puebla. [2]

Career

Acting

Garza Montes de Oca started in telenovelas for the network TV Azteca where she played supporting roles for productions including: Secretos del alma, Pobre rico, pobre, Lo que callamos las mujeres, Pobre diabla, Vuelveme a querer, Pasion Morena, Mujer comprada, and Cada Quien su Santo. Garza Montes de Oca starred in the musical I love you, you're Perfect now change and was Stage Manager for The Beauty and the Beast Mexico. Garza Montes de Oca moved to L.A to pursue her master's degree in film acting at The New York Film Academy. She starred in several short films including Nighttime nominated in the Los Angeles Movie Awards and Oblivion, nominated in the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. She co-stars in the film Of Sentimental Value with Tommy "Tinny" Lister and Malik Yoba.[ citation needed ]

Music

Garza Montes de Oca released her first single, "Broken Memories", in 2013. [3] [4]

Awards and nominations

Garza Montes de Oca won the African Oscar 2013 for Best Soundtrack for the song America [5] for the feature film The Fetus. She was also nominated in the African Oscars as "Favorite Actress" for her role in Of Sentimental Value [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Jessica Garza, actriz egresada de la UDLAP, recibió el "Oscar Africano"" (in Spanish). La Jornada de Oriente. October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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