Who is Chris Perez’s ex-wife Vanessa Villanueva? Her Bio: Marriage, Wedding, Birthday, Net Worth, Divorce

• Vanessa Villanueva is an actress and ex-wife of guitarist Chris Perez.
• She has a net worth of over $100,000.
• She is of Mexican descent and grew up in Texas.
• She married Chris Perez in 2006 and divorced in 2008.
• She has appeared in two films and is also a pianist.



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Who is Vanessa Villanueva?

Vanessa Villanueva was born in the United States of America, and is an actress, but probably better known for being the ex-wife of guitarist and songwriter Chris Perez, who is the lead guitarist of the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. She later went on to have an acting career, following their divorce.

The Net Worth of Vanessa Villanueva

How rich is Vanessa Villanueva? As of mid-2018, sources inform us of a net worth that is over $100,000, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. Her net worth may also have been elevated thanks to her association with her ex-husband, who found success in the music industry. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.

Early Life and Chris Perez

Vanessa is of Mexican descent, with her parents moving from Mexico to the US before she was born .Growing up, she never really brought much attention to herself, living a relatively normal life in Texas. Her fame would increase when she started dating guitarist Chris Perez. Around the time they were dating, Chris started his Chris Perez Band, and began writing songs for a debut album. They then signed with Hollywood Records, and released their first album entitled “Resurrection” which would win a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album. They then worked on a second album, entitled “Una Noche Mas”, before the group disbanded. He continued on in the music business, often performing with his brother-in-law’s groups the Kumbia Kings and the Kumbia All Starz. He also formed The Chris Perez Project.

Marriage and Divorce

Before Villanueva and Perez married, Chris was known to have been married to the frontwoman of Selena y Los Dinos – Selena – who he would stay with until her death in 1995, when she was murdered by one of her associates, Yolanda Saldivar, who was known to be obsessed with Selena, but she dismissed all the claims her friends had told her about Saldivar. She was later shot to death. It took some time for Perez to move on, before he was introduced to Villanueva. The two hit it off, but they were together for eight years before Perez finally proposed to her, and they married in 2006.

However, the marriage did not last very long, as they divorced in 2008. The cause was mainly due to Perez having alcohol and drug problems which Villanueva could not cope with. There was even a time where he allegedly abandoned his family, and rarely came home. She wanted to work things out, but all her efforts to restore the relationship failed, so their divorce was filed on claims of irreconcilable differences, which was talked about in the media for some time. They have two children together.

Aftermath

A few years after Vanessa’s divorce from Chris, she found opportunities in the entertainment industry as an actress. In 2011 she appeared in her first film entitled “Memphis Rising: Elvis Returns” a story of Elvis not really dying but being in space in another galaxy, eventually returning as an impersonator, but without anyone knowing who he really is. Four years later, she followed up her acting work with another project entitled “Forgotten Memories”, which was meant to be a series, with a pilot airing starring Jose Alvarez Jr., Edna Ceballos, and Jesse Ceballos. However, the pilot proved unsuccessful, and it was never picked up.

Since then, Vanessa has not yet appeared in any other acting projects. She has been focused on her music work, as she is known to be a good pianist. She later worked on the project “Chopin: The Complete Preludes”, and has performed Chopin pieces professionally. Recordings of her piano performances are also available online. It is known that Vanessa worked with Chris on several music-related projects when they were in a relationship.

Is Vanessa Villanueva on Social Media?

One of the reasons there is very little information on Villanueva’s current endeavors as well as on her past, is because of her lack of any online presence. She does not have any accounts associated with her on social media including on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. There are numerous other profiles named Vanessa Villanueva, but they are not related to her in any way, but refer to other similarly named people. Her ex-husband on the other hand is very active online, and continues to make appearances on television as well as at various musical events. In recent years, he released a book in tribute to his first wife Selena, and was also there to support a documentary about her life and death.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia