Patrice Martinez

Patrice Martinez (June 12, 1963 – December 24, 2018) was an American actress. She received her theatrical education in London, played the role of Carmen in the film Three Amigos, and starred in the early 1990s television series Zorro.

Life and career Martinez was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a child, she performed in a local theater. She started her screen career as a teenager, working as an extra in the film Convoy, directed by Sam Peckinpah. After high school, when she was 18, she moved from Albuquerque to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London. and appeared in Beetlejuice (as the character Miss Argentina), The Effects of Magic (as the character Beatrice).

Martinez has two sisters, Benita Andre and Maria Abre. Benita was also cast in Three Amigos.

From 1987-1992, Martinez was married to producer-director Daniel Camhi, and was credited as "Patrice Camhi" in the first two seasons of Zorro. Martinez and Camhi divorced, so she appeared as Patrice Martinez from Season 3 onward.

Death Martinez died on December 24, 2018, at her home in Burbank, California, after a long illness.

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