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Yessica Sanchez

Yessica Sanchez

Swiss Union Film and Video (SSFV)

About me

Yessi Sanchez is a Swiss-Mexican actress and model. She was born in Cancun, grew up in Switzerland, and moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She began her professional acting career by appearing in Swiss short films and commercials. Sanchez made her feature film debut in The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (2017), for which she won several international awards as Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film. Her most recently appeared in "A Question of Service", which was presented at the American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival, in the reboot of the 90's hit show "X-Factor: Das Unfassbare", and in the award-winning feature film "City of Love".

Information

Acting age
26-34 years
Year of birth
1993 (31 years)
Place of birth
Cancun, Mexiko
Height (cm)
172
Weight (in kg)
77
Eye color
brown
Hair color
brown
Hair length
Long
Stature
female
Place of residence
St. Gallen (CH), Au (CH)
Housing options
Zürich (CH), Los Angeles (US), Paris (FR)
Nationality
Swiss, Mexican
Languages
German(native-language)EnglishSpanishFrench
Dialects
American-StandardEnglish-StandardSt.-Galler German(native dialect)Swiss-German(native dialect)
Accents
American
Instruments
Ukulele
Sport
YogaFitnessRunning
Dance
CharlestonJazz danceLatin American dancesModern dance
Main profession
Actor
Specializations
Model
Singing
ChoirClassicMusicalPopRockFolkSongSoul/RnB
Special skills
Model(cartoon) voice actingAudio book
Pitch
Alto, Mezzo-soprano, Soprano
Driver's licenses
B - Car

Credits

Primary professional training

2017 – 2018
American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Los Angeles/New York)

Other professional training

2021
Killian's Workshop
2014 – 2015
Stage Academy of Switzerland (Schweiz)

Awards

2022
Catalyst TV Content Film Festival (Pilot)
2021
Broadstairs International Filmmaker Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2021
Accord Cine Fest (Feature film)
2021
ADIFF Actors & Directors International Film Festival (Feature film)
2021
4th Dimension International Film Festival (Feature film)
2021
Brazil International Film Festival (Feature film)
2021
Brazil International Film Festival (Feature film)
2021
Falcon International Film Festival (Feature film)
2021
Swedish International Film Festival (Feature film)
2020
Anatolia International Film Festival (Feature film)
2020
Globe Roaming Global Film Festival (Feature film)
2019
White Unicorn International Film Festival (Feature film)
2019
Crown Wood International Film Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2019
East Europe International Film Festival (Feature film)
2019
West Europe International Film Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2019
South Europe International Film Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2019
North Europe International Film Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2019
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2018
Milan International Filmmaker Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2018
Cult Critic Movie Awards (Feature film)
2018
Cult Critic Movie Awards (nominated) (Feature film)
2018
Nice International Film Festival (nominated) (Feature film)
2018
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival (Feature film)
2018
Depth of Field International Film Festival Competition (Feature film)
2018
International Independent Film Awards (Feature film)
2018
Accolade Competition Award of Recognition (Feature film)

Film

2023
Mind Over Max (Feature film)
Daniella (MR) Harold Daniels III
2023
City of Love (Feature film)
Babel (SR) Eric Boadella Producer: Saturno Films
2023
[subtext] (Short film)
Bachelorette (SR) Erin Brown Thomas Written by: Olivia Haller
2023
Harmless (Short film)
Rosie (MR) Tom Rufer Producer: Independent Shot Written by: Yessi Sanchez
2021
The Hourglass (Short film)
Sophia (MR) Yessi Sanchez and Joshua Smith Producer: Yessi Sanchez and Joshua Smith Written by: Yessi Sanchez and Joshua Smith
2020
Inmigrante (Short film)
Catherine (MR)
2018 – 2019
Hier (Short film)
Nina Yessi Sanchez Distribution: Kurzfilm
2018
Catgirl (Short film)
Pixie Hauptrolle Pascal Schmidlin Distribution: Kurzfilm
2016 – 2017
Maitel's Vlog (Short film)
Maitel Hauptrolle Pascal Schmidlin Distribution: Kurzfilm
2016
Alptraum (Short film)
Patrizia Kramis (MR) diverse Producer: Hochschule Luzern - Design & Kunst [ch]
2015
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd (Feature film)
Wendy (MR) Uwe Schwarzwalder Producer: Kusmagic Productions, Uwe Schwarzwalder [ch]

Television

2023
X-Factor: Das Unfassbare (TV series)
Luciana (EL) Ara Soudjian Producer: W&B Television, Friendly Filmworks, Superama Station: RTLZWEI Distribution: RTLZWEI Casting Director: Nicole Smolen
2022
A Question of Service (Pilot)
Greta (SR) Erin Brown Thomas Producer: We Makes Movies Written by: Hans Obma
2019
Murdered By Morning (TV series)
Mable Gomez (ESR) Station: Oxygen

Theater

2018
A Letter To...
Actress Blake McCormack Theater: Excalibur Entertainment LLC
2017
The Shadow Box
Felicity Brenda Beck Theater: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
2017
Bedrooms
Riva Marc Knowles Theater: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
2017
Almost, Maine.
Rhonda Perry Hart Theater: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
2016
Meditatives Malen mit Helga
Eva Hans Zangger Theater: Allerlei Theater
2015
Der Schöne Willy
Linda Rene Schnoz Theater: Piccola Commedia Dell'Arte
2014
Haley
Haley Marion Suter Theater: Kanti Wohlen