Elena Roarke Roselyn Sanchez Fantasy Island

Roselyn Sanchez

Elena Roarke

Roselyn Sanchez was featured in the blockbuster hit “Rush Hour 2,” for which she received an American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Sanchez’s other films include the romantic comedy “Boat Trip,” “Basic" and “Chasing Papi.” She also starred in the independent film “Nightstalker”; “Underclassman,” starring opposite Nick Cannon; “Edison”; and “The Game Plan.” In “Yellow,” a passion project that she wrote and produced, Sanchez played the lead, opposite Bill Duke. She also had a major role as “Elena Delgado” on the hit television series “Without a Trace,” from 2005 till 2009. This led to her first ALMA award win in 2008. In 2012, she was featured in the action thriller “Act of Valor”; and in 2014, she starred in the extremely successful Fox International Colombian series “Familia En Venta.” Following that, Sanchez starred in Marc Cherry’s hit series, “Devious Maids,” produced by Eva Longoria. She played the lead in “Death of a Vegas Showgirl,” a cable television movie released in 2016 that she produced, and she also starred in the indie thriller “Traffik.” In 2003, Sanchez released her debut album, entitled “Borinqueńa.” She was nominated for a Latin Grammy for Best Music Video for the single “Amor Amor,” which she also performed at the 2004 Latin Grammy ceremony. Following FANTASY ISLAND, Sanchez will make her feature length directorial debut on “Diario, Mujer y Café,” which films in her homeland of Puerto Rico.