Jesús Ochoa (actor)
| Jesús Ochoa | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ochoa in 2008 | |
| Born |
Jesús Ochoa Domínguez December 24, 1959 Hermosillo, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Spouse(s) | María Eugenia Leñero (m. 1998) |
Jesús Ochoa (Spanish pronunciation: [xeˈsus oˈtʃoa]; born December 24, 1959), is a Mexican actor.[1]
Biography
Ochoa was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, México, the son of Manuel Ochoa Martínez and María Cruz Domínguez de Ochoa, brother of Manuel Ignacio, Tobías, Juan Ángel, Miriam Guadalupe, Mari Cruz, and Ana Isabel Ochoa Domínguez.
"Choby", as he is known, is an actor whose origin is considered as being from Ures, Sonora, since he grew up there from the age of three years up until he was fourteen, age at which he returned to Hermosillo to continue his studies at Normal del Estado.
In 1974, his artistic career began when he appeared in several plays in the city of Hermosillo. In 1979, he moved to Mexico City to study at the Instituto de Arte Escénico until 1984, in which he began to perform university theater with José Ramón Enriquez in "Ciudad sin sueños". In 1985, he returned to Hermosillo and acted in the well known play “La Tuba de Goyo Trejo”, also participated in several commercials and TV shows. He stayed until 1991, when he returned to Mexico City starting with the play “El Jefe Maximo”, for which he is nominated as revelation of the year by the Critics and Chronists Theater Union.
During the next few years, he continues to perform in a series of plays, films, soap operas, and TV shows. In April 1998 he married actress María Eugenia Leñero and lives in Mexico City.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Dos crímenes | Fernando | |
| 1994 | Ponchada | Man | Short film |
| 1995 | El callejón de los milagros | Parroquiano | |
| 1995 | Desiertos mares | Hombre del Norte | |
| 1995 | Sin remitente | Forensic surgeon | |
| 1996 | Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda | Pancho Villa | |
| 1996 | Sucesos distantes | Hércules | |
| 1997 | Et hjørne af paradis | Scarface | |
| 1998 | Bajo California: El límite del tiempo | Arce | |
| 1998 | Cilantro y perejil | Capitán | |
| 1999 | La mirada de la ausencia | Unknown role | Short film |
| 1999 | La ley de Herodes | Nuevo alcalde | |
| 2000 | Sin dejar huella | Mendizábel | |
| 2000 | Crónica de un desayuno | Voceador | |
| 2000 | Los maravillosos olores de la vida | Unknown role | Short film |
| 2001 | Haciendas pulqueras | Narrator | Short film |
| 2001 | El segundo aire | Moisés | |
| 2002 | Ciudades oscuras | Riquelme | |
| 2002 | Asesino en serio | Comandante Martínez | |
| 2003 | Tiro de gracia | Unknown role | Writer and director |
| 2003 | Carambola | El Mexicano | |
| 2003 | Nicotina | Tomson | |
| 2003 | Ladies' Night | Sacerdote | |
| 2004 | Puños rosas | Chicote | |
| 2004 | Hombre en llamas | Víctor Fuentes | |
| 2004 | Zapata: El sueño de un héroe | Victoriano Huerta | |
| 2004 | Zapato | Globero | Short film |
| 2004 | Voces inocentes | Chofer | |
| 2004 | Conejo en la luna | Macedonio Ramírez | |
| 2005 | La sombra del sahuaro | Don Miguel | |
| 2005 | Hijas de su madre: Las Buenrostro | Macario | |
| 2006 | Only God Knows | Comprador del Auto | |
| 2006 | Un mundo maravilloso | El Tamal | |
| 2006 | Interrupción en el continuo espacio tiempo | Voz del hombre | Short film |
| 2006 | Sexo, amor y otras perversiones 2 | Chucho | |
| 2007 | Padre Nuestro | Diego | |
| 2007 | J-ok'el | Capitán Flores | |
| 2007 | Año uña | Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | Cementerio de papel | Director del AGN | |
| 2012 | El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza | Diablo Zepada (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Ángeles sin paraíso | ||
| 1995 | Si Dios me quita la vida | ||
| 1995–1996 | Retrato de familia | ||
| 1996 | Marisol | Fortunato | |
| 1997 | Madame le Consul | Héctor | "Les disparus de la Sierra Madre" (Season 1, Episode 4) |
| 1998 | Amor infiel | Leopoldo Mirabal | |
| 2001 | Amores querer con alevosía | Miguel Ángel | |
| 2002 | La duda | Santiago | |
| 2006 | Campeones de la vida | Jesús "Chucho" Duarte | |
| 2007 | Se busca un hombre | Pepe | |
| 2008 | Tiempo final | Various | "Pito final" (Season 2, Episode 2) |
| 2009 | Ellas son, la alegría del hogar | Voz de Mundo (voice) | |
| 2010–2011 | Para volver a amar | Rolando Salgar "El Cachetes" | |
| 2011 | Los héroes del Norte | El Comandante | "La despedida " (Season 1, Episode 18) |
| 2012 | Lynch | Julio Villalonga "El Tren" | "Llorando sobre la leche derramada " (Season 1, Episode 3) |
Other work
- Appears in a video of rapper 50 Cent called "Just a Lil Bit" in which he interprets a gangster in a yacht with a girl who drugs him and leaves him at the mercy of 50 Cent.
Awards and nominations
Ariel Awards, México
- In 1999 he won for Best Supporting Actor for Bajo California: El límite del tiempo (1998)
- In 1996 he won for Best Supporting Actor for Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda (1996)
MTV Movie Awards, Mexico
- In 2004 he was nominated for Best Cameo in Ladies' Night (2003)
- In 2003 he was nominated as Favorite Villain in Ciudades oscuras (2002)
Periodistas Cinematográficos de México, A.C.
- In 2005 he was nominated for the Silver Goddess as for Best Male Co-Performance in en Conejo en la luna (2004)
References
- ↑ Ebert, Roger (2008-11-18). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2009. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 589–. ISBN 978-0-7407-7745-5. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
External links
- Jesús Ochoa on IMDb