Episode 108: Man Up Monday Podcast Episode #108- Jessica Maldonado

A Texas native, Jessica has been singing professionally for over 10 years. Since the age of 3, Jessica has loved to tell stories through acting and singing. She began on the church stage, where she sang worship music and contemporary christian music. As she grew up, she began her professional career at 17 as a performer at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Jessica became very comfortable with performing live in various venues, singing a large variety of genres such as Pop, Country, Motown, Spanish, 50's pop, Broadway show tunes, and even Rock, from more intimate stages to amphitheaters (3,000+ capacity), Jessica is no stranger to working a crowd. As more opportunities became available, she then made a turn from review shows to professional Musical Theatre at Sight and Sound Theatres. It was during this time in her career that Jessica fell in love with acting and the art of story telling. Within 3 years In her career at Sight and Sound, she made her way to the role of a lifetime "Queen Esther". She not only was able to minister to over 4,000 people daily, but the international live stream event reached to over 160 countries. "Queen Esther" went on to reach number 10 on the Top 100 Billboard Charts list in 2020 and later received a Dove nomination for "Inspirational film" in the year of 2021. After this role, Jessica went on to portray the role of Bathsheba in the Sight and Sound show "David" which received a Dove nomination for "Inspirational album" in 2022. This only solidified her passion for music and film. In 2024 Jessica made the move back to her roots in San Antonio, Texas. Since returning to Texas Jessica has begun pursuing her song writing and film career, while also leading worship in both English and Spanish throughout various local churches in the area. Jessica has begun an impressive debut into her solo music career. Her first song "At Your Feet" made a debut in the short film "The Anointing". She then went on to write a country/worship song; "Everlasting" for a documentary On Herman Mendoza's life, which premiered in New York. More than anything her passion is to encourage others through her many talents and to be a Light to everyone she encounters.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jessica Maldonado