Mauricio Sanchez

Last updated
Mauricio Sanchez
BornDecember 1973 (age 50)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present

Mauricio Sanchez (born December 1973) is a Venezuelan actor.

Early life and education

Born and raised in Mérida, Venezuela, Sanchez is the son of local hoteliers Manuel and Rosarito Sanchez-Hernandez. He is the youngest of three brothers. When he was 17, Sanchez was an exchange student in Des Moines, Iowa.

After high school, Sanchez moved to Bowling Green, Kentucky to attend Western Kentucky University. He enrolled in WKU's Performing Arts Program, where he had the opportunity to study theatre, dance, music and acting.

Career

After graduating from college, Sanchez moved to New York City, where he was a performer at Cowboys La Cage. He performed in New York for several years in a variety of productions and national tours, including the national and international tours for West Side Story . He was cast for Center Stage in 2000 as a salsa dancer, his debut film work.

Sanchez later moved to Boston, Massachusetts to study performing for film and TV. Eighteen months later, with studies and independent film work behind him, he relocated to Los Angeles, where he enrolled in advanced acting classes and joined The Groundlings. He also made a short appearance in the movie Woo . Over the summer of 2005, he regularly auditioned for opportunities which led to his being cast for the comedy Date Movie . After his success in the role of Chamo on the VH1 series I Love New York , Sanchez appeared in the straight-to-DVD sequel Bachelor Party 2 in 2008.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Center Stage Dancer at Salsa ClubUncredited
2001 Zoolander Model
2006 Date Movie Eduardo / Housekeeper
2008 Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation The Plumber
2017 A Change of Heart Corky

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999, 2001 Guiding Light Mexican Folk Dancer / Halloween Dancer2 episodes
2000–2002 All My Children Principal Dancer / Under Five5 episodes
2004 Whoopi Salsa DancerEpisode: "The Last Dance"
2007 I Love New York Chamo12 episodes
2008Secret FridaysOdilon3 episodes
2012–2013 Stevie TV Various roles
2014 Hollywood Hillbillies Ginger Cookie / ChoreographerEpisode: "Michael Makes a Music Video"
2016 Vanderpump Rules British Flag DancerEpisode: "Pride"
2017F.ITRicoEpisode: "Pilot"
2018 9-1-1 Van Tourist #1Episode: "Under Pressure"
2018Kat Loves LAMauricio Vega8 episodes

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Warden</span> American actor (1920–2006)

Jack Warden was an American character actor of film and television. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Shampoo (1975) and Heaven Can Wait (1978). He received a BAFTA nomination for Shampoo, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance in Brian's Song (1971).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roselyn Sánchez</span> Puerto Rican actress and dancer (born 1973)

Roselyn Milagros Sánchez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress, producer, and writer. On television, she is best known for her roles as Elena Delgado on the CBS police procedural Without a Trace (2005–2009), as Carmen Luna on the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013–2016), and as Elena Roarke on the new Fantasy Island (2021–2023). In film, Sánchez has appeared in Rush Hour 2 (2001), Boat Trip (2002), The Game Plan (2007), and Act of Valor (2012).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steve Zahn</span> American actor (born 1967)

Steven James Zahn, nicknamed "The Zahn", is an American actor. The accolades he has received include an Independent Spirit Award, alongside nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Townsend (actor)</span> American actor

Robert Townsend is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his portrayal of The WB's sitcom The Parent 'Hood 's main character Robert Peterson, the series he created and directed select episodes of ran from 1995 to 1999. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He later wrote, directed and produced Making the Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films Playin' for Love, In the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early–1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington, Ayo Edebiri, and many more.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ken Berry</span> American actor (1933–2018)

Kenneth Ronald Berry was an American actor, comedian, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series F Troop (1965–1967), Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971) and Mama's Family (1983–1990). He also appeared on Broadway in The Billy Barnes Revue, headlined as George M. Cohan in the musical George M! and provided comic relief for the medical drama Dr. Kildare with Richard Chamberlain in the 1960s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don Galloway</span> American stage, film and television actor (1937–2009)

Donald Poe Galloway was an American stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the series Ironside (1967–1975). He reprised the role for a TV film in 1993. He was also a politically active libertarian and columnist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lyle Talbot</span> American actor (1902–1996)

Lyle Florenz Talbot was an American stage, screen and television actor. His career in films spanned three decades, from 1931 to 1960, and he performed on a wide variety of television series from the early 1950s to the late 1980s. Among his notable roles on television was his portrayal of Ozzie Nelson's friend and neighbor Joe Randolph, a character he played for ten years on the ABC sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mauricio Ochmann</span> American and Mexican actor

Mauricio Ochmann is an American and Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas, such as Amarte Asi, where he starred as Ignacio "Nacho" Reyes. He also appeared in Kevin Costner's film Message in a Bottle, the TV series That's life and Latino Green. He appeared as Fabián Duque in Telemundo's Dame Chocolate. He starred as Victorino Mora in Telemundo's hit Victorinos and was the leading role in the Telemundo novela El Clon. He is also the star of "El Chema" a spin off of his character "Chema Venegas" from the hit television series "El Señor de los Cielos".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kathryn Beaumont</span> British child actress (born 1938)

Kathryn Beaumont Levine is a British actress. She is best known for voicing Alice in Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (1953), for which she was named a Disney Legend in 1998.

Robert Leeshock is an American actor. He is best known in television for portraying the role of Liam Kincaid on the sci-fi drama series Earth: Final Conflict.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cariba Heine</span> Australian actress and dancer (born 1988)

Cariba Heine (born 1 October 1988) is a South African-born Australian actress and dancer. She is known for her roles as Rikki Chadwick in the Network Ten show H2O: Just Add Water, Bridget Sanchez in the third series of Blue Water High, and Caroline Byrne in A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lenny Baker</span> American actor (1945–1982)

Leonard Joel Baker was an American actor of stage, film, and television, best known for his Golden-Globe-nominated performance in the 1976 Paul Mazursky film Next Stop, Greenwich Village and his 1977 Tony Award-winning performance in the stage play I Love My Wife.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aline MacMahon</span> American actress (1899–1991)

Aline Laveen MacMahon was an American actress. Her Broadway stage career began under producer Edgar Selwyn in The Mirage during 1920. She made her screen debut in 1931, and worked extensively in film, theater, and television until her retirement in 1975. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Dragon Seed (1944).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryan O'Byrne</span> American actor

Bryan Jay O'Byrne was an American film and television character actor and acting coach. His credits include numerous television shows, films and many television commercials.

Carl Gordon was an American actor who entered the acting profession later in life and was best known for his role in the Fox TV series Roc, in addition to a wide range of roles in film, on stage and television as a character actor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mauricio Henao</span> Colombian actor

Mauricio Henao Serbia is a Colombian actor best known for his roles in telenovelas for Telemundo. More recently, Mauricio gained widespread attention for his role as Adrian Ferrer in the Netflix hit show, Fake Profile.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roque Valero</span> Venezuelan singer, actor and politician

Roque Valero Pérez is a Venezuelan singer, actor and politician.

Roland Dupree was an American actor, dancer, and choreographer. He is best known for founding the Roland Dupree Dance Academy and his work as the action model for Walt Disney's Peter Pan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zenobia Shroff</span> American actress

Zenobia Shroff is an Indian-born American actress. Shroff has been an actress, writer, teaching artist and sketch comedian for over 30 years and she is known for her role in the 2017 film The Big Sick, and as Muneeba Khan in the Disney+ TV series Ms. Marvel and The Marvels.

Nicholas Victor Polizos is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is known for playing the recurring role of Detective Frank Richmond on the American legal drama television series Boston Legal, Polizos is also known for playing Joe Thomopolous on Who's the Boss? and as "Shep Cale" in Jericho.

References