Jessica Garza Montes de Oca
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Jessica Garza Montes de Oca | |
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Background information | |
Born | Mexico City, Mexico | 22 September 1984
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress, writer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Website | jessikagarza |
Jessica Garza Montes de Oca (born 22 September 1984) is a Mexican actress, singer-songwriter and writer.[1]
Early life
[edit]Garza Montes de Oca was born and raised in Mexico City. She has a BA in theatre from the Universidad de las Americas, Puebla.[2]
Career
[edit]Acting
[edit]Garza Montes de Oca started in telenovelas for the network TV Azteca where she played supporting roles for productions including: Secretos del alma, Pobre rico, pobre, Lo que callamos las mujeres, Pobre diabla, Vuelveme a querer, Pasion Morena, Mujer comprada, and Cada Quien su Santo. Garza Montes de Oca starred in the musical I love you, you're Perfect now change and was Stage Manager for The Beauty and the Beast Mexico. Garza Montes de Oca moved to L.A to pursue her master's degree in film acting at The New York Film Academy, Universal Studios. She starred in several short films including Nighttime nominated in the Los Angeles Movie Awards and Oblivion, nominated in the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood. She co-stars in the film Of Sentimental Value with Tommy "Tinny" Lister and Malik Yoba.[citation needed]
Music
[edit]Garza Montes de Oca released her first single, "Broken Memories", in 2013.[3][4]
Awards and nominations
[edit]Garza Montes de Oca won the African Oscar 2013 for Best Soundtrack for the song America[5] for the feature film The Fetus. She was also nominated in the African Oscars as "Favorite Actress" for her role in Of Sentimental Value[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gana egresada UDLAP reconocimiento cinematográfico internacional" (in Spanish). Al Chile... Poblano!. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Jessica Garza, actriz egresada de la UDLAP, recibió el "Oscar Africano"" (in Spanish). La Jornada de Oriente. October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Jessica Garza". IMDb. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Broken Memories". YouTube. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ "Mexicana gana un Oscar Africano" (in Spanish). Closeupmexico.dreamhosters.com. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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