A California actor captured the internet’s attention after secretly filming a couple’s surprise engagement at Point Mugu State Beach in Malibu on Tuesday.
Brandee Evans, widely recognized for her role in the Starz drama series “P-Valley,” is also a full-time caregiver for her mother, who has secondary progressive multiple sclerosis and early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
While standing on a cliff above the beach, Evans noticed Daniel Sanchez and his future bride, Blanca Carcamo, below. Several relatives had concealed themselves behind cars to capture the proposal on video.
“Yesterday in Malibu, as I was leaving the beach, I noticed a whole family hiding behind my car. Now, of course, I needed to know what was going on. The dad tells me his daughter is about to get engaged, and that’s when I realized… WAIT! It was the same couple I had been sitting near on the beach!” Evans said.
Evans posted footage of the romantic moment, showing Sanchez ask Carcamo to face the ocean for a photo before dropping to one knee and presenting her with a ring.
“By the time I made it back to my car, the family had already left, so I didn’t get a chance to share the video with them,” Evans said. She turned to social media for help finding the couple, and the online search ultimately succeeded, reconnecting her with Sanchez and Carcamo.
“I’m yelling at the end like she’s my cousin. Congratulations, y’all! This was so sweet to witness,” Evans said while describing the proposal she recorded.
The couple’s love story may be even more heartwarming than their Malibu engagement. Sanchez and Carcamo first knew each other as children while attending the same church, but they eventually lost touch.
Years later, after reconnecting and beginning a relationship as adults, Carcamo’s father recognized Sanchez in old family photos.
“A couple years ago, he sent the pictures, and he was like, ‘Do you recognize this guy?’ And I look closer, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, that’s Daniel! We came out in the same quinceañera?’” Carcamo told CBS News. She added that she had been anticipating the proposal for nearly seven years.
Sanchez and Carcamo plan to marry in May 2027.