Jorge Jimenez is an actor from Mexico. His breakout performance was in De La Noche as the moonlight performer Coco, the lead role for which he received El Universal's nomination for Best Upcoming New Actor as well as an award for Best Play. This long-running stage play attracting audiences from LA and New York, went to obtained great reviews, and led to Jimenez landing lead roles in numerous film, television, and theatre projects in Mexico and the U.S. Jimenez came to acting by serendipity and Providence. Not sure if he was going to pursue a career in economics or law, Jimenez left his family in Mexico City at the age of 17 to spend six months in the United States to find himself and envision his future. While waiting at a bus stop in Los Angeles, Jimenez was discovered by director Pina Luna and was cast in the play Independence. On opening night, electrified and excited with having created a character on stage, Jimenez knew that he had discovered his life's purpose and vocation. After working with him, Luna was so convinced of what she called Jimenez's "great natural talent" that she obtained a four-year, full-ride scholarship for him to UCLA. Surprisingly, Jimenez declined the scholarship and returned home to be with his family while pursuing his career. There, he auditioned and won a coveted spot to study acting at the prestigious INBA . He will be working on his first bilingual movie role in The Mermaid from Marbella based on the Award-winning story written by Hugo Argüelles, Mexico's foremost dramatist. Among other projects his production team is developing a bilingual television series based on Bullfighters entitled Corazón de Toro. And two upcoming films in Spanish for 2014 Angel de Plata y Callejón sin Salida.
He auditioned for the film "Blow" to play "Cesar" Penelope Cruzs boyfriend, but Dir. Ted Demme thought he looked too much like Johnny Depp. However, Jorges strong audition inspired Demme to feature him as "Alessandros guy".
He starred in the West Coast premier of the play "Class Enemy" (by Nigel Williams). At the end of the season, he received a gift from a fellow cast member, a t-shirt from the movie "Desperado". He wished Jorge well and hoped to see him work some day with the actor on the t-shirt (Antonio Banderas). Years later, Dir. Bruce Beresford was in Mexico and he cast Jorge as the brother of Antonio Banderas in the HBO film "And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself".
He was in Los Angeles working in the play "Class Enemy" when he was invited to an open call for non-union actors. They were casting an Apple Computer commercial and within the union actors, they couldnt find anyone to play Leonardo Da Vinci. After auditioning for the producers and Dir. Kirk Wong, he was cast in the coveted role, and Jorge became a SAG member.
In Mexico, for good luck, when an actor begins his career, he asks an established actor for a kick in the pants. Since "Blow" was Jorges crossover debut, he asked Johnny Depp to kick him in the pants.
