Vanessa Villanueva is was born in 1971 in the United States of America, and is an actress. She is more popular for being the ex-wife of Chris Perez who is a guitarist and former member of Selena Y Los Dinos band.
Chris grew to popularity with the band and his association or closeness to Selena who was the lead woman of the band. Selena was a Tejano and formed the band in 1981.
After Chris Perez separated from Vanessa, she started focusing on her acting career and steadily became popular.
Vanessa was born in Corpus Christi, a city located in Texas in the USA. Her parents are Mexicans, and they emigrated to the United States before her birth. There is no solid information on where she did her high school education. It revealed that she attended the University of California in Los Angeles after high school.
People wonder how much Vanessa Villanueva is worth. As of late 2018, Vanessa had a net worth of $100,000 which she got from her successful acting career. There are reports that she became more wealthy because of her ex-husband who has an estimated net worth of $1.2 million. Her wealth and net worth are expected to increase as she continues working.
Vanessa Villanueva made her acting debut in “Memphis Rising: Elvis Return” which was released in 2011. She also starred in the TV series “Forgotten Memories” which got released in the year 2015.
While the couple was together, Chris released his first album with his band entitled “Resurrection”. He got a Grammy award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.
“Una Noche Mas” was the second album they worked on before their band disbanded and they went their separate ways.
The couple had two children; a boy and a girl called Noah and Cassie before getting divorced in 2008, which meant that for a time their marriage was going well. They stayed together for a decade.
There are speculations that Perez could not get over the relationship he had with Selena which ended abruptly despite his love for Vanessa. The actress probably also knew that she would not have the deep connection she wanted with her husband as Selena had with him.
Vanessa’s suspicions were confirmed with Chris’s later work, he started playing with the groups Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz, he left the groups after a while before he created the Chris Perez project which was to promote the music his late lover, Selena did.
“To Selena, with love” was the book Chris Perez released in 2012 which told the details of his relationship with Selena. The book got a lot of positive reception from fans and critics when it was released.
Vanessa tried acting and going into the entertainment industry after her divorce. “Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns” was her first project released in 2011. It starred George Thomas and David Heavener, directed by Marv Z Silverman, it told the story of a ‘what if’ scenario.
In the film, Elvis Presley didn’t die but was transported to another galaxy, eventually returning but not wanting to let anyone know who he is, however, he enters an Elvis impersonator contest and there an adventure begins. The movie opportunity greatly boosted Vaness’s net worth even when it is an independent film.
The actress worked on the pilot episode for the series “Forgotten Memories”, starring Rafael Cardenas, Isaiah Andalon, and Jose Alvarez Jr.
The show did not get the exposure they hoped it will get, and the show ended after the pilot. For a while, Vanessa did not take on any acting opportunities after the way the show ended. It has been speculated that since she did not find the acting breakthroughs she needed, she decided to look into other career opportunities.
Nothing much is known about Vanessa’s current romantic relationship. The reason for this is that she does not appear much in the media like she used to.
Also, there is little information regarding her past and current endeavors because she does not have an online presence and is not on any social media platform.
Her ex-husband on the other hand maintains a strong online presence and promotes Selena’s songs.