Patricia Velásquez

Creativity extends beyond the boundaries of film, canvas, photographs, and media. It also acts as a catalyst to philanthropy, charity, or activism. Patricia Velasquez, an award-winning model, actress, and historian as well as a committed philanthropist and activist, and also an adoring mother, brings an insatiable creative energy in everything she does, whether it's starring in blockbusters like The Curse of La Llorona or launching the Wayuu Taya Foundation, and participating on the UNESCO Board. She relies on her intuition and designs her own path with great success, making significant strides. She says, "I see my career as a ladder." "I have taken every step up. It was amazing to do so, because there's been endurance. I was never able to stop moving, simply sat down. This analogy is reminiscent of an early experience. In the following years she relocated to Venezuela. She was born in Venezuela and raised in France and Mexico. In South America her parents worked in the field of education. They relocated their family into an apartment block that was without water and had no elevators. Patricia took fifteen staircases up using heavy buckets to supply water to the area. She tried to help her family as much as she could despite her studies in engineering and a rigorous dance program. The opportunity to be a model in Milan and her rise to the top of the fashion ladder hinged on a promise to her loved ones. She recalls saying, "When they asked me whether I wanted to travel to Italy I replied"If you could send thirty bucks per month back home to Venezuela and it's worth it, since that will cover the whole building's water bills'." Patricia's success represented a turning point in fashion as she attracted the attention of fashion industry professionals to South America for the first time. In the wake of becoming "the first Karl Lagerfeld model ever photographed" after which she proceeded to be featured in editorial spreads as well as front ads for Chanel as well as Dolce & Gabbana. Her appearances on Oprah's Supermodel of the World contest and Ford Models’ "Supermodel of the World” contest resonated all over the world. She also appeared on the cover of Marie Claire, Bazaar and Vogue.