- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Actress, Producer, VO talent and Host, Vange Tapia initiated her career acting in TV commercials during her mid teens in Mexico City where she was born and raised. Having a Spanish and Portuguese background she fits in the Mediterranean characters for films and TV as she is fluent in Spanish, English & French, plus speaks conversational Italian.
She gained credibility from her first TV commercial for national television in what became a series of award winning ads. Her first commercial, directed by Fred Clapp, which led her to the opportunity to work directly under the guidance of director Francisco Murguía from Cine Concepto as well (Cinematronics) and the creativity of Gonzalo Tassier of the former Bozell in what became a series of award winning TV commercials for telecommunications. Vange remembers them all with great fondness.
In those commercials, Vange's famous phrase "¡No Inventes!" characterized her as the classic Preppy/Valley Girl ("Fresa"), which gave her critical acclaim and introduced her to the Voice Over industry, Film and Television in lead roles in which her characters would interact holding a telephone or with the "No Inventes" iconic line.
She booked a female lead role for the suspense series for national TV; "Hora Marcada" -Episode: No Retornable, with both Academy Awards winners Director Alfonso Cuarón (for Gravity. Also director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children Of Men, Great Expectations) and under the photography of the 3 times award winner Emmanuel Lubezki (Gravity, Birdman, The Revenant).
Being a people person and a traveler, Vange got involved into tourism so she took a break moving to Puerto Vallarta where she redirected her creative energies and found her second passion; Customer Service in the Resort Industry. First as a Gentle Organizer (G.O), planning different activities for the hotel guests and then as a Master Of Ceremonies (MC) in the hotel nightly shows. Vange was instrumental in creating the Mexican chapter of the International Concierge Association (Les Clefs D'Or) with the former President of Les Clefs D'Or USA, Marjorie Silverman as a godmother. Vange was also the President of the Concierge guild in Los Cabos, BCS. As a 5-star hotel concierge, she hosted celebrities from all over the world.
Achieving clarity of her two passions - being in front of the camera and traveling - she found both in on-camera hosting and writing in Spanish and English for the online Travel Channel for Brand USA / Discover America (the US Convention and Visitors Bureau) and for Rolling Tworistas. She also writes Travel Journals for online blogs. And for Rolling Tworistas were she teams up with her husband, a great opportunity to combine both professions.
Vange served as a member of the board of directors of Frijolywood for almost 2.5 years with the purpose of connecting people and creating opportunities together. Up until January 2018, She was director of communications (social media, database, emails), event planner and liaison between festivals, organizations and studios.
Believing that finding work is a teamwork responsibility in both ends, between her representative agents and managers, Vange founded the by invitation only "Actors Slash" group, a group of international and local talent in Hollywood where members not only act but create their own opportunities by producing, directing or writing work for themselves in collaboration with other actors who do more than just acting.
Vange has worked in several TV commercials, series, films and plays. She is happily married and lives in the City of Los Angeles, CA, doing what she likes the most.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Vange Tapia - Vange Tapia is an Actress, VO talent, TV Host and Producer who initiated her acting career in TV commercials during her teen years in Mexico City where she was born and raised. Having a Spanish and Portuguese background she fits in the ambiguous multi-ethnic characters as she's fluent in English, Spanish & French, plus speaks conversational Italian. She gained credibility from her first TV commercials for national television in where she delivered a series of 30" seconds monologues and what became award winning ads by Cineconcepto (Cinematronics) with Director Francisco Murguía.
In those commercials, Vange's famous phrase "No Inventes" (that got institutionalized), characterized her as the classic Preppy/Valley Girl ("Fresa"), which gave her critical acclaim and introduced her to the Film, Television and Voice Over industry.
Among other roles, she was booked as female lead for the suspense series for national TV; "Hora Marcada" - Episode: "No Retornable" with both Academy Award winners Director Alfonso Cuarón and Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.
Being a people person and a traveler, Vange got involved into Customer Service and Tourism so she took a break from acting to work as a Concierge that later on will help her to get things for her clients or her own personal projects as a producer. She was instrumental to help founding the Mexican chapter of "Les Clefs D'Or" (Golden crossed keys for hotel Concierges) where later she served as President for the Baja California region. She also was part of launching an important black credit card for a well-known international bank in both Concierge and New Products Development departments.
Achieving clarity of her two passions - being in front of the camera and traveling - she found in on-camera hosting and writing in Spanish and English for the online Travel Channel for Brand USA/Discover America (Now "Visit the USA"), as well as for Rolling Tworistas, a great opportunity to combine both professions.
With the purpose of creating and connecting people together, for three years, Vange served on the board of directors for the philanthropic organization Frijolywood, which is no longer active. She was director of communications (social media, database, emails), event planner and liaison between festivals, organizations and studios.
Believing that finding and creating opportunities is a team responsibility, Vange founded "Actors Slash", "a huge community" of international and local talent mostly in Hollywood where actors not only perform, but create opportunities by producing, directing and/or writing their own content in collaboration with other fellow creative minds in the entertainment Industry. She also founded the collective "Connecting Slashers" with directors, producers, writers, cinematographers, composers, editors, sound engineers etc. to bring artists together to build relationships.
Vange has invited filmmakers and actors to entertainment mixers and summits, to networking and to pitch in major studios, and to screen their work and to speak in live panels for events at the CCCM (Cultural Center of Cinematic Arts) Movie Theater located at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, and at International Film and Theater festivals where she has been Jury, Community Outreach, Supporting Organization & Co-producer.
She has also produced short films and short plays (some of them written, directed and performed by her) that have been screen and played in festivals. In addition, with monthly online segments with international guests.
Vange has performed in several TV commercials, TV series, films and plays for both Mexico and the US. Currently, she is happily married and lives in Los Angeles, CA working back and forth, doing what she likes the most, performing and producing and venturing in screenwriting her own projects.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Vange Tapia - Vange Tapia is an Actress, VO talent, TV Host and Producer who initiated her acting career in TV commercials during her teen years in Mexico City where she was born and raised. Having a Spanish and Portuguese background she fits in the ambiguous multi-ethnic characters as she's fluent in English, Spanish & French, plus speaks conversational Italian.
She gained credibility from her first TV commercials for national television in where she delivered a series of 30" seconds monologues and what became award winning ads by Cineconcepto (Cinematronics) with Director Francisco Murguía. In those commercials, Vange's famous phrase "No Inventes" (that got institutionalized), characterized her as the classic Preppy/Valley Girl ("Fresa"), which gave her critical acclaim and introduced her to the Film, Television and Voice Over industry. Among other roles, she was booked as female lead for the suspense series for national TV; "Hora Marcada" - Episode: "No Retornable" with both Academy Award winners Director Alfonso Cuarón and Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.
Being a people person and a traveler, Vange got involved into Customer Service and Tourism so she took a break from acting to work as a Concierge that later on will help her to get things for her clients or her own personal projects as a producer. She was instrumental to help founding the Mexican chapter of "Les Clefs D'Or" (Golden crossed keys for hotel Concierges) where later she served as President for the Baja California region. She also was part of launching an important black credit card for a well-known international bank in both Concierge and New Products Development departments.
Achieving clarity of her two passions - being in front of the camera and traveling - she found in on-camera hosting and writing in Spanish and English for the online Travel Channel for Brand USA/Discover America (Now "Visit the USA"), as well as for Rolling Tworistas, a great opportunity to combine both professions.
With the purpose of creating and connecting people together, for three years, Vange served on the board of directors for the philanthropic organization Frijolywood, which is no longer active. She was director of communications (social media, database, emails), event planner and liaison between festivals, organizations and studios.
Believing that finding and creating opportunities is a team responsibility, Vange founded "Actors Slash", "a huge community" of international and local talent mostly in Hollywood where actors not only perform, but create opportunities by producing, directing and/or writing their own content in collaboration with other fellow creative minds in the entertainment Industry. She also founded the collective "Connecting Slashers" with directors, producers, writers, cinematographers, composers, editors, sound engineers etc. to bring artists together to build relationships.
Vange has invited filmmakers and actors to entertainment mixers and summits, to networking and to pitch in major studios, and to screen their work and to speak in live panels for events at the CCCM (Cultural Center of Cinematic Arts) Movie Theater located at the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, and at International Film and Theater festivals where she has been Jury, Community Outreach, Supporting Organization & Co-producer.
She has also produced short films and short plays (some of them written, directed and performed by her) that have been screen and played in festivals. In addition, with monthly online segments with international guests.
Vange has performed in several TV commercials, TV series, films and plays for both Mexico and the US. Currently, she is happily married and lives in Los Angeles, CA working back and forth, doing what she likes the most, performing and producing and venturing in screenwriting her own projects.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Vange Tapia
- Gender / Gender identityFemale
- Vange is the nickname for Evangelina "eVANGElina".
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