Please welcome actress, model, and philanthropist Patricia Velásquez to the Washington State Horror Con from October 25th through the 27th. We have been wanting to bring Patricia to one of our shows for years, and we are excited to host a wonderful human and a great actress this October.
Patricia is a Venezuelan actress known for her portrayal of Anck-su-namun in the 1999 film The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns. In 2019, she played Patricia Alvarez in the horror film The Curse of La Llorona. Velásquez played Nurse Velasquez in Malignant, Mariela Vicuna in Brut Force, and Meg in List of a Lifetime where she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the 2022 Imagen Awards.
Velásquez played the character of Begoña on several episodes of The L Word during its 5th season. She had a recurring role on the television series Arrested Development playing Marta Estrella. On CSI: Miami, in the episode “From the Grave”, she appeared as a guest star, playing Celia Gonzalez. She had a recurring role in the first season of Rescue Me playing Nez. She also guest appeared on Ugly Betty and Hawaii Five-0. She also voiced the character Marisol Díez Delgado in the SSX franchise and Unuratu on the Tomb Raider game.
On August 30, 2018, the Organization of American States (OAS) appointed Velásquez as Goodwill Ambassador for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the Americas during a ceremony at its headquarters in Washington, DC. In 2002, Patricia started the Wayùu Taya Foundation, a foundation committed to improving the living conditions of the indigenous communities in Venezuela. She is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Italian.
