Nadine Velazquez: ‘Flight’ Will Take Her Places

Puerto Rican actress Nadine Velazquez steals the show in “Flight,” Denzel Washington’s new film coming out this Friday.

Who is Nadine Velazquez?

Velazquez, who graduated from Columbia College with a B.A. in marketing, began her career modeling. As an actress, she’s made her way onto the small screen in various TV roles since 2003. She’s made appearances in some well-known shows such as ‘Entourage’, ‘CSI’, and even the defunct ‘Charlie’s Angels’. But Nadine is most recognized for her consistent role on NBC’s ‘My Name is Earl’ as Catalina. Most recently, she’s co-starring in her current roles in The CW’. The comedy-drama series ‘Hart of Dixie’ as Didi Ruano, and FX’s comedy series ‘The League’ as Sofia.

Here’s a clip of her role as Catalina in ‘My Name is Earl’

A Very Brief History of Nadine Velasquez’s Film Career

Some of her first film roles that Velazquez might not be too proud of probably are ‘Biker Boyz’ and ‘Chasing Papi’. In ‘Biker Boyz’, starring Laurence Fishburne, she plays Allison in a movie about African-American white-collar workers whose hobby revolves around a motorcycle club. Afterward, Nadine appeared in the anticipated film ‘Chasing Papi’ in a very small role, which stars Sofia Vergara, Roselyn Sanchez, and Eduardo Verástegui. It’s a story about three women who fall for a ladies’ man. Both films took place in 2003, at the beginning of her career. She’s also been a part of more honorable films such as ‘War’ from 2007 where she played Maria, the wife of a Triad boss, a butt-kicking movie with Jason Statman and Jet Lee. Now she will be able to add ‘Flight’ to her growing success. Even though here she doesn’t have much of a speaking or even acting role, she is a key element to the film, not only because she gives it a shocking element at the beginning, but also because she gives the film steady ground to walk on all the way until the end.

What To Expect Next From Nadine Velasquez?

Besides her TV series, we can see her in a couple of upcoming movie roles. In “Snitch”, she plays the character of Analisa alongside Dwayne Johnson and Susan Sarandon. The film tells the story of a former DEA agent who tries to free his wrongly accused son. She will also be a part of ‘Aztec Warrior’ as Lisa, a movie by Scott Sanders starring Velazquez, Terry Crews, and Luis Guzmán, along with some other Latino thespians. Both films will be out in 2013. We are definitely looking forward to seeing these movies, as well as everything else this Puerto Rican actress has to offer, because from the looks of it, ‘Flight’ will certainly open up doors for her in Hollywood.