Born in Panama, Patricia de Leon got her start in the entertainment industry when she was chosen as Miss Panama, then became a reporter for the Univision TV network, covering Latin America. Since becoming an actress she has starred in projects--both film and television--for the Latino and non-Latino markets. She had a recurring role in the Starz network series Magic City (2012) and another, as "Carmen Rosa", in the Venezuelan "telenovela" Corazón Apasionado (2011) for Venevision. She has worked with C. Thomas Howell and Gary Busey in Confessions of a Womanizer (2014) and Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo in Bad Ass (2012).She has also guest-starred on such hit TV series as Cold Case (2003) and Crossing Jordan (2001), had a recurring role as "The Fantasy Woman" on the Ray Romano series Men of a Certain Age (2009) and spent four seasons as "Sofia Munoz" on the ABC Family Network series Lincoln Heights (2006)A longtime animal rights activist, she has taken part in a worldwide anti-bullfighting campaign for PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).