Vanessa Bauche (born 18 February 1973) is a Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 television and film actor.

Early life

Bauche was born Alma Vanessa Bauche Chavira, named after actress Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave, CBE is an English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist.She rose to prominence in 1961 playing Rosalind in As You Like It with the Royal Shakespeare Company and has since made more than 35 appearances on London's West End and Broadway, winning...

. Her father was a Gypsy who married her mother, a woman who aspired to be a dancer and singer. At the time of the marriage, her mother was sixteen years her father's junior. The couple divorced when Bauche was only seven years old. After the divorce, she and her brother Tito, spent three years traveling with their father. Eventually, she and her brother settled down with their mother in Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

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Bauche went to the Centro de Educación Artística

Centro de Educación Artística

The Centro de Educación Artística of Televisa is an entertainment educational institution in Latin America. It was founded on September 26, 1978 and it is located in the facilities of Televisa San Ángel in Mexico City....

.

Career

She received her starring role in a film as a drug-addicted prostitute in El Patrullero

El Patrullero

El Patrullero is the first Mexican feature film by the British director Alex Cox. It was produced by Lorenzo O'Brien, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Vanessa Bauche...

 (Highway Patrolman) (1991). After starring in a number of telenovela

Telenovela

A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...

s she played a lead role in the international success Amores Perros

Amores perros

Amores perros is a 2000 neorealist Mexican film, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Amores Perros is the first movie in Iñárritu's trilogy of death, and was followed by 21 Grams and Babel. It is a triptych; an anthology film, sometimes referred to as the "Mexican Pulp Fiction," containing...

 (2000).

While Bauche has found success in both film and television, she also maintains a steady career in theater.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Other notes
1991	La negra flor		Short film
	El Patrullero El Patrullero El Patrullero is the first Mexican feature film by the British director Alex Cox. It was produced by Lorenzo O'Brien, who also wrote the screenplay, and stars Roberto Sosa, Bruno Bichir, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Vanessa Bauche...	Maribel	Alternative title: Highway Patrolmen
1992	El amor de todos los días
	Como cualquier noche		Short film
	Murallas de silencio		Short film
1993	Hoy No Circula		Segment: Jueves
	Un año perdido
1994	Hasta morir	Adela	Alternative title: Til Death
1995	La ley de las mujeres	Ana	Alternative title: The Law of the Women
1996	La Crisalida		Short film
1997	Le jour et la nuit	Muchacha	Alternative title: Day and Night
1998	The Mask of Zorro The Mask of Zorro The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the Zorro character created by Johnston McCulley. It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Stuart Wilson...	Indian Girl
	Un embrujo	Magda	Alternative title: Under a Spell
1999	Cupo limitado
	One Man's Hero One Man's Hero One Man's Hero is a 1999 film starring Tom Berenger and directed by Lance Hool. The film has the distinction of being the last one released by Orion Pictures....	Flor
	Un Dulce Olor a Muerte		Alternative title: A Sweet Scent of Death
2000	Noche de bodas		Short film
	Un ojo al gato y otro al garbato		Short film
	Amores perros Amores perros Amores perros is a 2000 neorealist Mexican film, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Amores Perros is the first movie in Iñárritu's trilogy of death, and was followed by 21 Grams and Babel. It is a triptych; an anthology film, sometimes referred to as the "Mexican Pulp Fiction," containing...	Susana
	Mexico City Mexico City (film) Mexico City is a 2000 film directed by Richard Shepard. The plot revolves around a woman who has to find her brother who has gone missing in Mexico City.-Cast:*Stacy Edwards as Mitch Cobb*Jorge Robles as Pedro*Johnny Zander as Sam...	Woman Kidnapper
2001	La historia de la historia que no se dejó contar		Short film
	Piedras verdes	Marianna	Alternative title: Green Stones
	De la Calle	Amparo	Alternative title: Streeters
2004	A Silent Love A Silent Love A Silent Love is a 2004 film written and directed by Federico Hidalgo and produced by Atopia.Through an Internet service, a Montreal professor arranges for himself a Mexican bride. But both husband and wife, even with their good intentions, are in for a bumpy ride toward marital...	Gladys
	Al otro lado Al otro lado Al Otro Lado is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Gustavo Loza. The film follows the story of three children, one from Mexico, Cuba, and Morocco, as they attempt to deal with realities of immigration in their societies...	Vicenta (the mother)
	Digna... hasta el último aliento Digna... hasta el último aliento Digna... hasta el último aliento is a Mexican film released in 2003.This documentary is about Digna Ochoa Plácido, a human rights activist who died under mysterious circumstances in 2001 in Mexico City following her kidnapping by the federal police in 1999. It was presented at the Guadalajara...	Digna Ochoa Digna Ochoa Digna Ochoa was a human rights lawyer in Mexico. She was born in Misantla, in the state of Veracruz.- Biography :...
2005	The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 American drama film directed by Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, and Dwight Yoakam....	Mariana
	Dios te salve	Sor María	Short film
2006	Imitation Imitation (film) Imitation is a 2006 Canadian film by Federico Hidalgo starring Vanessa Bauche, Jesse Aaron Dwyre and Conrad Pla and distributed by Atopia Distribution-Synopsis:...	Teresa
	Las Vueltas del citrillo		Alternative title: The Citrillo's Turn
2008	Todos Hemos Pecado	Magdalena La Trenzuda
2009	Cabeza de buda	Meche
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Simplemente María	Julia	Episode: 1.1
1996	Morir dos veces	Carla
1997	La Jaula De Oro	Cristina Valdés
2000	Ramona	Margarita	Episode: 1.1
2000–2003	Mujer, Casos de la Vida Real Mujer, casos de la vida real Mujer, casos de la vida real is a television show produced by Hispanic television Televisa for Canal de las Estrellas. The show first aired after the Mexican earthquake of 1985 as a method to assist victims of the natural disaster...	Various characters	10 episodes
2008	Mujeres Asesinas Mujeres Asesinas Mujeres Asesinas is a Mexican drama and psychological thriller type television series produced by Pedro Torres. The series is an adaptation of the Argentine series with the same name, produced by Pol-ka from 2005–2008.-Plot:...	Julia	Episode: Ana, corrosiva
2009	Gregoria la cucaracha
	Ellas son... la alegría del hogar	Carmela
	Hermanos y Detectives	Doctora	Episode: El Caso Peralta

Awards and nominations

Ariel Award

Ariel Award

The Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...

• 1995: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress" - Hasta morir
• 1999: Won, "Best Actress in a Minor Role" - Un embrujo
• 2002: Won, "Best Supporting Actress" - De la calle
• 2005: Nominated, "Best Actress" - Digna: Hasta el último aliento

Lleida Latin-American Film Festival

Lleida Latin-American Film Festival

The Lleida Latin-American Film Festival is a cinema festival that takes place in Lleida, Spain awarding Latin American films. It is organised by the Latin American Centre of Lleida and is sponsored by the city council , the University of Lleida and La Caixa...

• 2006: Won, "Best Actress" - Al Otro Lado and Las vueltas del citrillo

Western Heritage Awards

• 2006: Won, "Outstanding Theatrical Motion Picture" - The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

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