Jesse Borrego

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Jesse Borrego (born August 1, 1962 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American actor. After graduating from Harlandale High School, he studied theatre and dance at The University of Incarnate Word and acting at The California Institute of the Arts from which he earned a degree in Performance in 1984. About the same time, he attended an open audition for the TV Series Fame where he won the role of "Jesse Velasquez", a role he would play from 1984 until 1987. However, he returned to the stage appearing in productions at the noted Joseph Papp Theatre in New York City and the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. In addition to performing on stage and in films such as New York Stories, Con Air or as Cruz Candelaria in Bound by Honor (also known as Blood in, Blood out), he began Lupita Productions in 1990. He has produced theatrical productions and concerts as well as two 16mm short films: El Suendo de Simon (1993) by James Borrego and Flattime (1995) by Jimmy Santiago Baca. Borrego is a member of the theatre group "Tribal Players". He is well known for his third season guest role in 24 as Gael Ortega. He considered going into the US Air Force to become a pilot.