Nadine Velazquez (born
November 20,
1978)
is an
American actress and model.
Velazquez was born in
Chicago,
Illinois, of
Puerto Rican descent. She attended
Notre Dame High School for Girls, and has a
BA in marketing. She appeared in the 2004 film
Blast!, the
TV movie The Last Ride and the 2006 release
House of the Dead II, and currently stars in the
NBC series
My Name Is Earl as
Catalina Aruca. She appeared on the January 2006 cover of
Stuff, and was named #39 in the annual
Maxim Hot 100 list.
[Nadine Velazquez of 2006 Hott 100 on Maxim.com] She was also originally cast as
Fernando Sucre's girlfriend
Maricruz Delgado in the FOX series
Prison Break but acquired a role in
My Name Is Earl instead. She can be seen briefly on the
Prison Break set in a featurette on the show's first season DVD set. She was one of the judges in the
Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant.
