Jesse Borrego

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Jesse Borrego
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Borrego in 2009
Born (1962-08-01) August 1, 1962 (age 62)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1984–present
SpouseValeria Hernandez
Children1

Jesse Borrego (born August 1, 1962) is an American actor best known for his roles as Cruz Candelaria in Blood In Blood Out , Jesse V. Velasquez in Fame , Gael Ortega in 24 , and George King in Dexter .

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Early life

Jesse Borrego was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Gloria Flores and Jesse Borrego Sr., an accordion player and singer of conjunto Mexican music. Jesse is the second oldest of five children: Gloria Marina, James, Georgina, and Grace. As a youth Jesse often danced with his sister Marina entering and winning several dance contests. Borrego lived with his grandparents during his high school years. He considered going into the US Air Force to become a pilot but pursued an acting career instead because it came naturally to him. After graduating from Harlandale High School, he attended University of the Incarnate Word, [1] studying theater and dance, and The California Institute of the Arts [2] alongside actor Don Cheadle. He earned a degree in Performance in 1984. [3] About the same time, he attended an open audition for the TV Series Fame where he won the role of "Jesse Velasquez" for seasons 4, 5 and 6 from 1984-1987. [3] [4]

Career

Borrego was a regular on the musical television series Fame for the show's final three seasons from 1984-1987. He appeared on Married... with Children as Bruno in the episode "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me" (1989). He portrayed Cruz Candelaria in the film Blood In Blood Out .

Borrego appeared in productions at the 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 Mi Vida Loca , Follow Me Home , New York Stories , and Con Air , 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.[ citation needed ] He also played the role of an original gangster on DarkRoom Familia's "Veteranos" in 1999. Borrego is a member of the theatre group "Tribal Players." He had recurring roles during the third season of 24 as Gael Ortega and the third season of Dexter as George King. In 2009, Borrego starred in the movie La Mission , where he reunited with former Blood In Blood Out co-star Benjamin Bratt.

Borrego has also had his hand in directing. Borrego directed the no-budget indie film Closer to Bottom , [1] which premiered at the inaugural Austin Indie Fest in November 2017. The movie won an award for Best Made in Texas Feature Film.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 New York Stories Reuben Toro
1991Before the StormSamTV movie
1993 Blood In Blood Out Cruz Candelaria
Mi Vida Loca Juan "El Duran" Temido
1994 I Like It Like That Alexis
Bienvenido WelcomeDario/Jijio
1995 Tecumseh: The Last Warrior Tecumseh TV movie
1996 Follow Me Home Tudee
Dalva Duane StonehorseTV movie
Lone Star Danny
1997 Retroactive Jesse
Con Air Francisco Cindino
The Maker Felice A. Beato
1998VeteranosSanto
1999The Darkest DayJonathanTV movie
2000Hell SwarmDariusTV movie
A Lowrider Spring Break En San QuilmasSonny Gutierrez
2001Come and Take it DayJesse
2003The Maldonado MiracleHector MaldonadoTV movie
The Shadow Chaser-Short
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico Luis Otero (voice)Video
2005 The New World Pepaschicher
2008The BookieJesus
2009 La Mission Rene
2010Dream HealingMarco
2011 Colombiana Fabio Restrepo
2013 Mission Park Mr. Ramirez
Go for Sisters Juan Calles
Wappo vs the WorldJesseShort
2014Shut Out: A Baseball FilmMartin DuqueShort
2016Birth of a KillerLucas FatherShort
DuqüeMartin DuqueShort
Gino's WifeAgent Montoya
Dead Awake Dr. Hassan Davies
2017Closer To BottomThomas
The Dagger-Short
2018Colossal YouthMr. De La Vega
2019Phoenix, OregonCarlos
The Margarita ManJimmy Martinez
Teenage Girl: Valerie's HolidayJoe
2020LimboCPS Investigator
LuminousLouShort
2023Addicted to YouPapa FelipeShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984-87 Fame Jesse VelasquezMain Cast: Season 4-6
1987 The Bronx Zoo Julio GaspareEpisode: "Small Victories"
1988 Miami Vice Enrique 'Rique' Lorca-MendezEpisode: "A Bullet For Crocket"
1989 Miami Vice Octavio EscanderoEpisode: "Jack Of All Trades"
Married... with Children BrunoEpisode: "Can't Dance Don't Ask"
1990 Midnight Caller Carlos MendezEpisode: "Kid Salinas"
1991 Under Cover SamEpisode: "Sacrifices"
China Beach HectorEpisode: "100 Klicks Out"
1997 Chicago Hope Michael WatersEpisode: "The Sun Also Rises"
ER HIV-Positive PatientEpisode: "Ambush"
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Tanatiuh the Fierce (voice)Episode: "The Elves and the Shoemaker"
1998 The Hunger JessEpisode: "Plain Brown Envelope"
1999 Brimstone Paco GomezEpisode: "Lovers"
Magnificent Seven Don Paulo MonterroEpisode: "Love & Honor"
2001 Touched By An Angel Tommy HernandezEpisode: "Mi Familia"
2002 Animated Tales of the World Sanchez (voice)Episode: "John Henry: The Steel Driving Man"
What's New, Scooby-Doo? Luis Cepeda (voice)Episode: "3-D Struction"
2003-04 24 Gael OrtegaRecurring Cast: Season 3
2005 Medical Investigation Antonio BaracasEpisode: "Mission La Roca: Part 1 & 2"
2006 CSI Miami Nicholas SueroEpisode: "Free Fall"
2007 CSI Crime Scene Investigation Felix RodriguezEpisode: "Lying Down with Dogs"
2007-08 ER JavierRecurring Cast: Season 14
2008 Dexter George KingRecurring Cast: Season 3
Independent Lens Fred Cruz (voice)Episode: "Writ Writer"
2011 Chaos Ernesto SalazarEpisode: "Proof of Life"
2013 Burn Notice NandoEpisode: "Things Unseen"
2014 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series T.T. DoormanRecurring Cast: Season 1
2015 American Crime OscarRecurring Cast: Season 1
2016 Good Behavior DavidEpisode: "The Ballad of Little Santino"
2017 Fear the Walking Dead Efraín MoralesRecurring Cast: Season 3
2020 Vida VictorRecurring Cast: Season 3

References

  1. 1 2 Saldana, Hector (2018-08-01). "San Antonio Film Festival honors Jesse Borrego". mySA. Archived from the original on 2022-10-17. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  2. "Film Bios - Jesse Borrego". Fame Forever. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-08-17.
  3. 1 2 Jakle, Jeanne (17 June 2004). "Conexión : More than '24'; Jesse Borrego has big plans for Hollywood". San Antonio Express-News.
  4. Borrego, Jesse (September 6, 2013). "Heart and Casa". PBS - Latino Americans Blog. Retrieved 2022-10-17.