Nadine Velazquez

Where you’ve seen her:
A Chicago native and daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants, she started out modeling but then began honing her acting chops in commercials and local Hispanic theater productions. After moving to L.A., Nadine quickly landed back-to-back roles in the romantic comedy Chasing Papi and the upcoming crotch-rocket action flick, Biker Boyz.

Derrier daredevil:
“The most dangerous thing I do in [Biker Boyz] is bend over and get a tattoo on my ass.”

Punky power!
Before this gorgeous Chicago native elegantly pressed ham on the silver screen, she found acting inspiration in…Punky Brewster? “Punky was my age,” she explains. “I thought, ‘Hey, I can do that!’”

Rearing to go:
“I’d love to kick somebody’s ass in a movie instead of somebody threatening to kick mine.”

February 2003 (#62)