Jordi Caballero

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Jordi Caballero (born February 5, 1965) is a Spanish actor, dancer, pianist, reality show personality, choreographer, writer, and producer for stage, film, and television. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity Association, and ASCAP. Caballero received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2003 Method Fest Independent Film Festival for his role as Captain Madrid in the film I Witness co-starring James Spader and Jeff Daniels. He has also been a two-time American Choreography Award nominee. [1] As an actor, Caballero is known for portraying characters of Spanish, Italian and Euro-Mediterranean descent. Most recently he played Eugenio Martínez in the limited television series Gaslit starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.

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Early career

Caballero’s love for the American way led him to the U.S. to pursue a career in acting and the performing arts. He earned a BFA in acting at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. During this period, he also cultivated his evolving interests in dance/performance art including theatrical and Latin styles. It was not long after that Caballero’s multiple talents as an actor, dancer, and choreographer brought him work in television, film and stage venues.

Acting career

One of Caballero’s first major television appearances was as a love interest to the character of Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO show Sex & The City . Several roles followed on shows such as Alias , Scrubs , CSI: Miami , The Unit , Nip/Tuck , The Shield , Entourage , Brothers & Sisters , Rules of Engagement and Justified .

The romantic comedy Snow Days starring Bernadette Peters marked the beginning of Caballero’s film career. He has brought his combination of acting and movement talents to bear in such high-profile films as Alex & Emma , Rent , and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl .

In 2007, he was an associate producer and co-star of Valentina’s Tango, opposite celebrated tango master Guillermina Quiroga. [2]

In 2022, he appeared in 4 episodes of the limited television series Gaslit starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. Caballero plays Eugenio Martínez, one of the five men recruited to execute the Watergate burglary.

Dance and choreography

Caballero has worked for musical artists such as Cher, Madonna, Usher, Tony Bennett, Macy Gray and Jane’s Addiction among many others. In 2008 he choreographed for the Return of the Spice Girls tour. In 2018 and 2019 Caballero toured as a guest artist with Andrea Bocelli.

In 2021, Caballero danced as Camila Cabello's father in the music video for Don't Go Yet, [3] choreographed the latin segment of Ed Sheeran's music video Shivers , [4] and performed as a conductor who dances at his music stand in a widely-aired commercial for Toyota. [5]

Several television shows have called on Caballero’s talents. In 2006 he performed for The 78th Annual Academy Awards . In 2006 and then 2009 he performed on Dancing with the Stars . He has also appeared as a choreographer and guest judge on Bravo’s Step It Up and Dance in 2008, and worked on Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life for UK television. In 2019 he was the Supervising Choreographer for the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars.

Writing

Caballero has lent his writing talents to several projects, including Tinder Tango, the World Choreography Awards, and the documentary El último hit analógico: Macarena. [6]

His play Ghost Town was a finalist in the 2022 Brisk Festival L.A. [7]

Producing

Over the past several years Caballero has emerged as a producer of original entertainment, including Tango Shalom , Tango Mania, A Perfect Vintage, The Last Analog Hit: Macarena, La Carga, After the Rain, Dancing For My Havana, and the World Choreography Awards. [8]

Composing

Trained in the classical music arts and piano at the age of 8 at the Municipal conservatory of Barcelona, Caballero has produced, composed, and licensed his music for several TV shows and films, including Step It Up and Dance . [9]

His original music includes such compositions as The Music Box, [10] Soledad y Esperanza, [11] Lagrimas, [12] and Conversaciones. [13]

Filmography

Film

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
1995 Let It Be Me Competitor
1999Snow DaysJean-Claude
1999The StrangerChief of Police
2002Kid BangFlamenco Stud
2003 I Witness Captain Madrid
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl PirateUncredited
2003 Alex & Emma Flamenco Dancer #3
2005 Rent DancerUncredited
2005America 101El Coyote
2006 Poseidon Ballroom DancerUncredited
2006Hell Hath Blue SkiesSpeed
2007Valentina's TangoEduardo
2007 Sublime Friar Lazaro Mate
2008 Dark Streets Slim
2008YesNollieShort
2008ReservationsGustavo
20132 Dead 2 KillSalvatore Anigo Mander
2013Desperate Acts of MagicArnie Deal
2015 Broken Horses Mario Vargos Garza
2016 True Memoirs of an International Assassin Choreographer / Dance Double Masovich
2016The LoadFernando Hidalgo de la Rocha
2017 Trust Fund Marcello
2017 Ferdinand Balloon Vendor (voice), Additional Voices
2021 Tango Shalom Jose Hernandez

Television

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
1993 Another World Pedro5 episodes
1994 As the World Turns Marco
1998 Sex and the City Mario
1998 All My Children Leonardo
1999 Los Beltrán Senor Sabelotodo
2000 The Geena Davis Show Victor
2002 My Wife and Kids Joe
2003 The Bold and the Beautiful Toro5 episodes
2003–2009 General Hospital Mo Verde / Roberto4 episodes
2004 Scrubs Massimo
2004 Alias Technician / The Plumber2 episodes
2005 Nip/Tuck Quentin - Dance Double
2005 CSI: Miami Julio Elias
2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno Impersonator
2006 Passions Large Man #37 episodes
2006–2007 The Shield Aldo Melchor2 episodes
2007 Brothers & Sisters Mario
2007 Viva Laughlin Marino
2007 Heartland August Pena
2007 Entourage Police Chief
2008 The Unit Octavio Sr.
2008 Days of Our Lives Claude2 episodes
2008 Out of Jimmy's Head Mexican NewscasterEpisode: "Stunts"
2008 Step It Up and Dance Himself as a judgeEpisode: "Perfect Partners"
2009 Rules of Engagement Mr. Vargas
2010–2011 Justified Gio Reyes2 episodes
2011 Human Target Hector Lopez2 episodes
2012 Grimm Soledad MarquesaEpisode: "Three Coins in a Fuchsbau"
2015The Crossroads of HistoryRodrigoEpisode: "Columbus"
2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life TangueroEpisode: "Fall"
2016–2019Tango ManiaDestino/Tanguero4 episodes
2018 Disjointed Stiff NarratorEpisode: "4/20 Fantasy"
2021 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Giorgio Giovanni Fabrizio FabioliEpisode 3, Season 19
2021 Jimmy Kimmel Live! SelfEpisode: "Ben Affleck/Jay Ellis/The Record Company"
2022 Gaslit Eugenio Martínez4 episodes

Videogames

Year(s)TitleRole
2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Italian Thug A / Italian Thug B
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian
2007 Spider-Man 3 Additional Voices
2010 Red Dead Redemption The Local Population
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Additional Voices
2016 Mafia III Nino Santangelo
2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition Salvatore

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  1. ↑ "About the 2003 Nominees". Pressroom. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Film listing on imdb.com". IMDb .
  3. ↑ "Music video for Don't Go Yet". YouTube .
  4. ↑ "Music video for Shivers". YouTube .
  5. ↑ "2021 Toyota Corolla TV Spot, 'Conductor: Corolla' [T2]".
  6. ↑ "Writing credits on imdb.com". IMDb .
  7. ↑ "2022 Brisk Festival LA Award Winners".
  8. ↑ "Producer credits on IMDb.com". IMDb .
  9. ↑ "Composer credits on IMDb.com". IMDb .
  10. ↑ "Video for The Music Box". YouTube .
  11. ↑ "Video for Soledad y Esperanza". YouTube .
  12. ↑ "Video for Lagrimas". YouTube .
  13. ↑ "Video for Conversaciones". YouTube .
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