Patricia Vonne

From her Wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Vonne

Patricia Vonne (née Patricia Rodriguez) is an American singer and actress.

A native of San Antonio, Texas, Vonne moved to New York City in 1990-2001 to pursue her artistic ambitions. She worked extensively in Europe and America and was featured in national/international commercials, and film work. She formed her own musical band, which performed on the New York circuit from 1998-2001. She then relocated to her native Texas where she currently tours extensively in the U.S., Mexico and Europe.

She toured as a member of Tito & Tarantula, the band featured in the film From Dusk Till Dawn, in 2002 . Her song, "Traeme Paz", was featured in the film Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Vonne's song "Mudpies and Gasoline" is featured in the Quentin Tarantino presented film Hell Ride.

She is the sister of Angela Lanza, Marcel Rodriguez and Robert Rodriguez.[1]

Discography

• Patricia Vonne (2003)
• Guitars And Castanets (2005)
• Firebird (2007)
• Worth It (2010)

Filmography, Actress

• Desperado (1995) as Bar Girl
• Four Rooms (1995) (as Patricia Vonne Rodriguez) as Corpse (segment "The Misbehavers")
• Spy Kids (2001) as Spy Bridesmaid
• El Segundo (2004) as Maribel
• Sin City (film) (2005) as Dallas
• Heavenly Beauties (2005) as Spanish Dancer

Miscellaneous Crew

• Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002) (ballet choreographer)

Self

• Patricia Vonne: Concierto Teatro de la Ciudad (2005) (TV) as Herself
• "Loose Women" as Herself - Performer (1 episode, 2005) - episode #8.9 (2005) as Herself/Performer

References

• 1. ^ IMDb Biography

External links

Official web site

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From Austinwoman magazine, October 2006, courtesy of Patrica Vonne's personal website:

http://www.patriciavonne.com/press/austinwoman.pdf

Her Streisand-like chutzpah is based on the knowledge that the altogether charming Vonne shines at pretty much anything she puts her mind to. She floats into a room - the picture of charm, long limb flowing as effortlessly as the soft fabric draping romantically around her slender 5'10" frame. Her long tresses (a contrast to the sleek, short style she favored in her New York modeling days) are casually pulled back, revealing an equally unadorned smooth-skinned face and hypnotic green eyes.

In reality, she's all action - persistence personified according to her sister, actress Angela Zagoren (a.k.a., Angela Lanza). "If it truly matters to her, she won't stop until she attains her goal."

Vonne (full name Patricia Vonne Rodriguez) is the fourth of 10 siblings who span 18 years and hail from San Antonio's solid-yet-staid Monte Vista neighborhood.

The Rodriguez household is one of nurturing care. A first generation Mexican-American, Cecilio Rodriguez married his life's love, Rebecca, a deeply devout El Paso woman. The young couple struggled financially. However, by working long days and enduring lengthy separations, they provided for their children, even sending them to dance classes and private schools. When he became a traveling salesman, she went back to school for her nursing degree, choosing the graveyard shift so she could be home when school let out. "Their parents sacrificed everything," explained Vonne's sister-in-law Elizabeth Avellan.

Yet Vonne and her siblings received much more than financial support. Cecilio and Rebecca raised their children with "a combination of self-esteem and God-esteem," explained Avellan. "It was spiritual and emotional support."

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From Patricia Vonne Interview by Johanna J. Bodde

http://insurgentcountry.net/Patricia-Vonne-Interview.htm

You have Mexican roots, did your parents or your grandparents come to the U.S.A.? Did they have a hard time at first? I have a soft spot for Mexican-Americans, maybe I'm meeting all the right ones, maybe it's a stereotype: I think they're all hard-working, family-oriented, courteous and cheerful people. Funny example: a Dutch yuppie-couple got the idea to work picking tomatoes during their adventurous travels, the lady told me: "We heard the Mexicans singing, further and further away!" May I ask for your comments?

P: I am 3rd generation Mexican American. During the days of Pancho Villa my Grandparents came across the border with the clothes on their back. My father was one of 11 children from Rio Grande City. They were very hard working and my father worked his way through college with a music scholarship. He was a drummer. He loved music as my mother did and that is why I like to continue the tradition. They instilled the love of music in the house.

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Patricia Yvonne Rodriguez, "Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997"

• Name: Patricia Yvonne Rodriguez
• Event Type: Birth
• Event Date: 19 Dec 1969
• Event Place: Bexar, Texas
• Gender: Female
• Father's Name: Cecilio G Rodriguez
• Mother's Name: Rebecca Villegas

"Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V88F-KYZ : accessed 16 Sep 2013), Patricia Yvonne Rodriguez, 1969.