SAM MARQUEZ IS A GUATEMALAN-MEXICAN MODEL AND ARTIST FROM LA WHO IS CURRENTLY BASED IN PHOENIX. SAM IS A COMMISSION OIL PAINTER THAT IS ASPIRING TO HAVE HER OWN GALLERY SHOWING AT A LOCAL MUSEUM. THE WARMTH AND STRENGTH IN HER CULTURE HAS HELPED INFLUENCE HER CREATIVE DIRECTION. SHE IS DETERMINED TO UPLIFT AND FEEL CONNECTED TO HER HISPANIC COMMUNITY THROUGH HER ART. SAM IS ALSO VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT FILM PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMATOGRAPHY. SOME OF HER OTHER HOBBIES INCLUDE CROCHETING, POTTERY, BIKING, AND CAMPING.