Vanessa Marquez

Acting

Vanessa Marquez

Born December 21, 1968 · Los Angeles County, California, USA

Died August 30, 2018 · aged 49

Vanessa Marquez was born on December 21, 1968 in Los Angeles County, California. She decided that she wanted to be an actress after she first saw The Wizard of Oz (1939) when she was only 3 or 4. She made her film debut as Ana Delgado in Stand and Deliver in 1988. In the Nineties Miss Marquez was very much in demand as an actress, appearing in such films as Twenty Bucks (1993), Bound by Honor (199…

Known For

Bound by HonorBound by Honor · 1993
Bound by Honor
8.21993
MovieCrimeDrama
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Stand and DeliverStand and Deliver · 1988
Stand and Deliver
7.81988
MovieDrama
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
Father HoodFather Hood · 1993
Father Hood
5.81993
MovieActionComedy
Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them into a family.
Under SuspicionUnder Suspicion · 2000
Under Suspicion
6.12000
MovieThrillerCrime
A lawyer is asked to come to the police station to clear up a few loose ends in his witness report of a foul murder. "This will only take ten minutes", they say, but it turns out to be one loose end after another, and the ten minutes he is away from his speech become longer and longer.
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of SilenceManiac Cop 3: Badge of Silence · 1992
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
5.31992
MovieActionHorror
A priest practicing the Voodoo arts resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and returns from the dead...again...to do his bidding.
Twenty BucksTwenty Bucks · 1993
Twenty Bucks
5.71993
MovieDrama
A story about the life of a twenty dollar bill as it weaves in and out of the various lives of several people.
Locked Up: A Mother’s RageLocked Up: A Mother’s Rage · 1991
Locked Up: A Mother’s Rage
6.61991
MovieDramaTV Movie
This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing), arrested and locked up behind bars.
Sweet 15Sweet 15 · 1990
Sweet 15
4.51990
MovieDramaTV Movie
Nothing is more important to Mexican-American Marta Delacruz than her quinceanera -- the traditional 15th birthday celebration that symbolically ushers a young girl into adulthood. Marta is understandably angry and resentful when her father cancels the gala event, but her outlook changes completely when she accidentally uncovers her father's secret: He never became a U.S. citizen.

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Fire & IceFire & Ice · 2001
Fire & Ice
8.02001
MovieTV Movie
While many celebrities believe their fame gives them good luck with the opposite gender, one man with a successful television career discovers fame is spoiling his chances with the woman he loves in the made-for-TV romantic drama. Holly Aimes (Lark Voorhies) is the daughter of a prominent politician (Glynn Turman), and recently broke off her engagement with a well-known actor. Holly has spent most of her life in the spotlight, and wants nothing more than to be left alone without the glare of public scrutiny. When Holly meets talk show host Michael Williams (Kadeem Hardison), he's soon convinced that she's the woman with whom he wants to share his life, but can he convince her of his sincerity so she will brave another high-profile romance? Based on the popular romance novel by Carla Fredd, Fire and Ice also features Tempestt Bledsoe and Freda Payne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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