Patricia Vonne (; born December 19, 1969) is an American singer and actress.

Biography

A native of

San Antonio, Texas San Antonio ( ; Spanish for "Anthony of Padua, Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the List of Texas metropolitan areas, third-largest metropolitan area in Texa ...

, Vonne is the sister of filmmaker

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and moved to New York City in 1990–2001 to pursue her artistic ambitions. She worked in Europe and the U.S., featured in the 2005 film ''

Sin City ''Sin City'' is a series of neo-noir Comic book, comics by American comic book writer-artist Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in ''Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special'' (April 1991), and continued in ''Dark Horse Prese ...

'' as Dallas (aka Zorro Girl), ''

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'', '' Desperado'', ''

Machete Kills ''Machete Kills'' (also known as ''Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills'') is a 2013 American action exploitation film directed by Robert Rodriguez, with a screenplay by Kyle Ward, from a story by Robert and Marcel Rodriguez. Starring Danny Trejo, ...

'', ''

Four Rooms ''Four Rooms'' is a 1995 American anthology farce black comedy film co-written and co-directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino. The story is set in the fictional Hotel Mon Signor in Los Angeles o ...

'', and appeared in national/international commercials and other film work. She formed a band, which performed on the New York circuit from 1998 to 2001. She then relocated to her native Texas, from where she tours in the U.S., Mexico and Europe including the World Expo in Japan,

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in Switzerland,

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in Washington D.C.,

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and

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in NYC for Artists United to help stop human trafficking. In 2020, she released ''The Texicana Mamas'', a debut album in collaboration with

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and Stephanie Urbina Jones. In 2021, she released her eighth studio album ''My Favorite Holiday'' on her own Bandolera Records, with a cast including

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, Stephen Ferrone (

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(

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(

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), Scott Plunkett on piano,

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on bass (

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) and Johnny Reno on saxophone. She toured as a member of

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, the band featured in the film ''

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'' in 2002. Her song "Traeme Paz" was featured in the film ''

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''.

Discography

Self

*''Patricia Vonne'' (2003) *''Guitars And Castanets'' (2005) *''Firebird'' (2007) *''Worth It'' (2010) *''Rattle My Cage'' (2013) *''Viva Bandolera'' (2015) *''Top of the Mountain'' (2018)

The Texicana Mamas (Patricia Vonne,
Tish Hinojosa Leticia ("Tish") Hinojosa (born December 6, 1955, San Antonio, Texas) is a singer-songwriter, recording in both Spanish and English. Early life and career Hinojosa is the youngest of 13 children. Hinojosa's parents were Mexican immigrants. K ...
, Stephanie Urbina Jones)

*''The Texicana Mamas'' (2020, self-released, internet only)

Filmography

Actress

*'' Desperado'' (1995) as Bar Girl *''

'' (1995) (as Patricia Vonne Rodriguez) as Corpse (segment "The Misbehavers") *''

'' (2001) as Spy Bridesmaid *''El Segundo'' (2004) as Maribel *''

'' (2005) as Dallas *''Heavenly Beauties'' (2005) as Spanish Dancer *'' Sin City: A Dame to Kill For'' (2014) as Dallas

Miscellaneous crew

*'' Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams'' (2002) (ballet choreographer)

Self

* ''Patricia Vonne: Concierto Teatro de la Ciudad'' (2005) (TV) as Herself

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vonne, Patricia 1969 births American actresses of Mexican descent American women singers American film actresses American musicians of Mexican descent Living people Singers from San Antonio Actresses from San Antonio 21st-century American women