George Xhttp://www.georgexzone.com (born January 23, 1974) is a Mexican Television show host specialized in action sports and Mixed Martial Arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

. George X is the Spanish-language announcer of the X Games

X Games

The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....

 for ESPN Deportes

ESPN Deportes

ESPN Deportes is a cable television and radio network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day to the Spanish-speaking community in the United States...

 and play-by-play commentator for the Mixed martial arts promotion company Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

.http://www.bellator.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=23600&ATCLID=204921066 While working for Televisa in 2001, George X gained national notoriety in Mexico as he covered Super Bowl XXXV dressed as an American football player.http://www.sptimes.com/News/012401/news_pf/SuperBowl2001/Coverage_of_the_big_g.shtml In 2004 George X hosted the controversial Fear Factor

Fear Factor

Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare reality game show. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a...

-like series Gana la Verde

Gana la Verde

Gana la Verde was a controversial game show which first aired in 2004 that promised the contestants legal help with getting a green card. There was a mild controversy when the advertising suggested that a green card would be the automatic prize for the victor...

 for Liberman Broadcasting in Los Angeles, where winning contestants were promised legal representation to get a Green Card

Green Card

Green card may refer to:* Permanent residence , known informally as a green card* Green Card , a 1990 movie whose title refers to the American document above...

. In addition, George X hosted 3 seasons of the award winning show Reto Final Nissan for Fox Deportes, where he had to reunite international soccer stars and get them to play a televised rematch.

Family Background

George X 's real name is Jorge Bribiesca and comes from a family of artists. His father Jorge Bribiesca Castañeda (1920–1997) was an accomplished guitar professor who also played with several Trios and Quartets in the 70's being the most famous Guitarras Mexicanas with Ramon Dona-Dio. He performed in several movies and Television shows along side actors such as Wolf Ruvinskis and Cuco Sanchez

Cuco Sánchez

José del Refugio Sánchez Saldaña better known as Cuco Sanchez was a Mexican singer and songwriter who wrote dozens of hits, including Anillo de Compromiso, Anoche Estuve Llorando, Por qué Peca Esa Mujer, Fallaste Corazón, Cama de Piedra, "Siempre Hace Frio", and Arrieros Somos.His songs were...

. George X's uncle Salvador Bribiesca was a talented and respected painter and founder of the Instituto de Arte Bribiesca (Bribiesca Arts Institute) in Mexico City. Given his impressive realistic style, he was a sought after artists by celebrities and politicians for personal portraits. His second uncle was legendary composer and guitarist Antonio Bribiesca, famous in Mexico in the 60's and 70's for his unique style of playing traditional Mexican music on the guitar. http://www.sacm.org.mx/archivos/biografias.asp?txtSocio=00219 http://musicapopularmexicana.blogspot.com/2010/11/normal-0-21-false-false-false.html He starred in several films, radio and television shows including La Hora Max Factor and El show de Paco Malgesto. Some of his accomplishments include winning Golden records and the "Microfono de Oro" awards. He died in 1980 but his music is still enjoyed by millions. http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/antonio-bribiesca/id2670432.

Early life

George X was born in Mexico City on January 23, 1974. The son of Aurelia Ayala a homemaker and guitar professor Jorge Bribiesca Castañeda. George grew up in the northern district of Mexico City and at the age of 11 relocated to Guadalajara, Jalisco. Shortly after moving, George started training Tae Kwon Do, a Corean Martial art. After 3 years in the sport he earned the black belt 1st dan degree. In High School, George X excelled in graphic design and media. He became a popular cartoon designer and school radio and Television host / producer.

Channel 4 Guadalajara

George X started his television career behind the camera. His first job was at Televisa Guadalajara

Televisa Guadalajara

XHG-TV is a Guadalajuara television station that is owned and operated by Televisa....

 Channel 4 as a graphic design assistant where he created several show logos, storyboards and promos. In the summer of 1995 he became the host of the kids game show Super Acción. The show was cancelled after 2 years on the air. Later on, George X joined the production team of the edgy action sports and music show Generacion X. The show was produced by film director and Producer Fernando Lebrija Amar a morir.

Televisa

Between 1998 and 2000 he worked with producers Fernando Lebrija and Miguel Angel Fox as art director for several shows including:

• 1998 Espacio de Tatiana hosted by Tatiana (singer)
  Tatiana (singer)
  Tatiana Palacios Chapa , better known as simply "Tatiana", is a Mexican singer and actress.-Birth and childhood:Tatiana's parents, Dr...
  
  
• 1999 Musical Especial El Reencuentro
  El Reencuentro
  El Reencuentro was the name that six ex-members of famous group Menudo used for their comeback concert remembering Menudo's Golden Era. Ricky Melendez, Rene Farrait, Miguel Cancel, Johnny Lozada, Ray Reyes and Charlie Masso re-joined to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of their success in Latin...
  
  
• 1999Rostros de Mexico hosted by Jacobo Zabludovsky
  Jacobo Zabludovsky
  Jacobo Zabludovsky Kraveski is a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his TV news program, 24 Horas was for decades the most important in the country.-Biography:...
  
  
• 2000 Musical Especial 80's Pop band Flans
  Flans
  Flans was an all female Mexican pop music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa...
  
  
• 2000 Musical Especial Jaguares (rock band)
  Jaguares (rock band)
  Jaguares is a Mexican alternative rock band formed by former Caifanes lead singer Saúl Hernández, ex-Caifan Alfonso André , and two long-time friends Federico Fong and José Manuel Aguilera .-History:...
  
  

Televisa Deportes

Between 2000 and 2003 George X worked for Televisa Deportes

Televisa Deportes

Televisa Deportes is a Televisa division that produces sports programming for Canal de las Estrellas, Canal 5, Galavision and Televisa Deportes Network....

 as a special event correspondent, adventure reporter and segment host.

• 2000 Mas Deporte Note: Host of the celebrity and sports segment "Famosos en el Deporte"
• 2000 Australia la Aventura con George X. Note: 24 adventure segments in Australia. Scuba Diving, skydiving, bungee jumping and Rock climbing
• 2000 TDX Televisa Deportes Extremo
• 2001 Super Bowl XXXV
  Super Bowl XXXV
  Super Bowl XXXV was played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 2000 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Baltimore Ravens defeated the National Football Conference champion New York...
  
   Note: Interviewed NFL Hall of famer Jerry Rice
  Jerry Rice
  Jerry Lee Rice is a retired American football wide receiver. He is generally regarded as the greatest wide receiver of all time and one of the greatest players in National Football League history...
  
  , David Copperfield (illusionist)
  David Copperfield (illusionist)
  David Copperfield is an Emmy Award-winning American illusionist, and was described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. Copperfield's network specials have been nominated for 38 Emmy Awards and won a total of 21 Emmys...
  
   and comedian Jay Mohr
  Jay Mohr
  Jay Mohr is an American actor and stand up comedian. He is known for his role as Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer, the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried, which ran from 2008 to 2010, and the back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire.-Early life:Mohr was...
  
  
• 2001 Running of the Bulls in Pamplona
• 2001 NBA Finals
  2001 NBA Finals
  The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2000-01 National Basketball Association season. The Los Angeles Lakers of the Western Conference took on the Philadelphia 76ers of the Eastern Conference for the title, with the Lakers holding home court advantage in a best-of-seven format.The...
  
   (Reporter) Note: Interviewed former President Bill Clinton
  Bill Clinton
  William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
  
   in Philadelphia
• 2001 Copa Libertadores (Reporter)
• 2001Africa la Aventura con George X (Producer / host) Note: Bungee Jumped 111mts from the Victoria falls bridge in Zambia
• 2002 Winter Olympics
  2002 Winter Olympics
  The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
  
    (Reporter / co-host)
• 2003 Super Bowl XXXVII
  Super Bowl XXXVII
  Super Bowl XXXVII was an American football game played on January 26, 2003 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 2002 regular season...
  
   (Reporter) Note: Interviewed legendary musician Carlos Santana
  Carlos Santana
  Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
  
   and Country singer Shania Twain
  Shania Twain
  Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
  
  

ESPN and the X Games

Since 2004 George X has covered the X Games

X Games

The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....

 for ESPN Deportes

ESPN Deportes

ESPN Deportes is a cable television and radio network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day to the Spanish-speaking community in the United States...

 as on-site reporter and play-by-play commentator and blog writer http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1069687&s=xgames&type=column. Some of the events covered and athletes interviewed by George X are:

• 2004 Latin X Games (Brazil) Dennis McCoy
  Dennis McCoy
  Dennis McCoy in Kansas City, Missouri, USA is a BMX rider. He was a member of the American Freestyle Association along with Mat Hoffman and Dave Mirra and also featured in the 2001 video game Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX.- References :...
  
  , Sandro Dias
  Sandro Dias
  Sandro Dias is a Brazilian professional vert skateboarder. He was born on April 18, 1975 in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil and currently resides in Santa Ana, California. He started skateboarding in 1986 and turned pro in 1995. He is considered the king of the 540 and one of five people to be...
  
  , Fabiola da Silva
  Fabiola da Silva
  Fabiola da Silva , nicknamed Fabby, is a Brazilian inline skater who competes on the LG Action Sports World Tour. She has received over fifty medals in the LG Action Sports World Tour events. She has received seven X Games gold medals and one silver, making her the most decorated female athlete in...
  
  
• 2004 X Games X (Los Angeles) Bucky Lasek
  Bucky Lasek
  -Biography:Lasek started skateboarding at the age of twelve, shortly after his bike was stolen. After entering amateur contests, he was quickly noticed by Powell Peralta talent scouts in 1987...
  
  , Dave Mirra
  Dave Mirra
  David Michael "Dave" Mirra is an American BMX athlete, Subaru Rally Team USA driver and business owner. Mirra holds the record for most X-Games medals, standing and has medaled in every X Games since they started in 1995. His current medal count as of July 31, 2009 in the X Games is 24...
  
  , Nate Adams
  Nate Adams
  Nate Adams is an United States motocross rider and extreme sports athlete. A resident of Temecula, California, he attained national fame when he won the World Freestyle Motocross Championship in 2002.-Biography:...
  
  
• 2005 Winter X Games IX
  Winter X Games IX
  Winter X Games IX were held from January 29, 2005 to February 1, 2005 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 4th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen...
  
   (Aspen, Co) Shaun White
  Shaun White
  Shaun Roger White is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He rides regular stance, twelve and negative three degrees on his board.-Early life:Shaun White is an Irish American...
  
  , Brian Deegan
  Brian Deegan
  Brian Deegan is the name of:*Brian Deegan , South Australian political activist and former magistrate*Brian Deegan , professional Freestyle Motocross rider and off-road racer...
  
  , Blair Morgan
  Blair Morgan
  Blair Morgan is a multi-time CMRC Canadian National championship-winning motocross racer who currently races for Ski-Doo Racing. He is also a multi-time World Snocross snowmobile champion and a 5-times X-Games gold medalist. Blair is a fan-favorite in the sport for his sheer speed and determination...
  
  
• 2005 X Games XI (Los Angeles) Live anchor and play-by-play commentator
• 2005 X Games Dubai (Reporter)
• 2006 Winter X Games X (Aspen)
• 2006 X Games XII
  X Games XII
  X Games XII took place on August 3-6, 2006 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center, Home Depot Center and Long Beach Marine Stadium. It was broadcast on the ESPN networks and ABC-Moto X Best Trick:-Moto X Freestyle:-Moto X Step-up:...
  
   (Los Angeles) Jamie Bestwick, Travis Pastrana
  Travis Pastrana
  Travis Alan Pastrana is an American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events, including supercross, motocross, freestyle motocross, and rally racing. He runs a show called Nitro Circus with some of his friends...
  
  
• 2007 Winter X Games XI
  Winter X Games XI
  Winter X Games XI were held from January 25, 2007 to January 28, 2007 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 6th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. Television coverage of Winter X Games XI was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, primarily hosted by Sal Masekela and Todd Harris...
  
  
• 2007 X Games XIII
  X Games XIII
  X Games XIII took place from August 2–5, 2007 in Los Angeles, California at the Staples Center and the Home Depot Center. It was broadcast on the ESPN networks, EXPN.com, and ABC.Events included:...
  
  
• 2007 X Games Mexico (Live)
• 2008 Winter X Games XII
  Winter X Games XII
  Winter X Games XII were held from January 24 to January 27, 2008 in Aspen, Colorado. They were the 7th consecutive Winter X Games to be held in Aspen. Television coverage of Winter X Games XII was broadcast on ESPN and ABC, primarily hosted by Sal Masekela and Todd Harris...
  
  
• 2008 X Games XIV
• 2008 X Games Brazil (São Paulo, Br) Bob Burnquist, Todd Potter
• 2008 X Games Mexico (Mexico city)

Gana la Verde

In 2004 George X hosted 85 episodes of the controversial reality television series Gana la Verde

Gana la Verde

Gana la Verde was a controversial game show which first aired in 2004 that promised the contestants legal help with getting a green card. There was a mild controversy when the advertising suggested that a green card would be the automatic prize for the victor...

 for KRCA

KRCA

KRCA Digital UHF Channel 35 is a Spanish language television station in the Los Angeles, California metropolitan region, formerly broadcasting Asian programming and home shopping. The station now airs Spanish-language programming on its main channel, along with some late night English infomercials,...

 Liberman Broadcasting

Liberman Broadcasting

Liberman Broadcasting is a media company based in Burbank, California. Liberman Broadcasting primarily caters to the Spanish-speaking Hispanic community and owns television and radio stations in several of the top Hispanic markets.-History:...

 in Los Angeles, CA. In this Fear Factor

Fear Factor

Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare reality game show. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a...

 style program contestants endured tough physical challenges in order to become eligible for legal representation to get a Green Card

Green Card

Green card may refer to:* Permanent residence , known informally as a green card* Green Card , a 1990 movie whose title refers to the American document above...

. Despite its popularity and high ratings, the show was criticized by immigrant-rights advocates and competitive networks for creating false hope and talking advantage of the contestants precarious conditions.http://articles.latimes.com/2004/aug/04/entertainment/et-fear4/2

Reto Final Nissan

George X hosted 3 seasons of the soccer-adventure reality series Reto Final Nissan for Fox Deportes. Each season showcased a soccer rivalry between two countries or clubs. In 5 weeks George X traveled across the world tracking down the actual players who participated in some of the rivalry's most memorable games and invited them to play a rematch.http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php?l=in&id=11454 In 2007, the show won the Imagen Award for best foreign language program and a Naamic Vision Award. http://www.fox.com/diversity/about/awards_recognition.htm

• 2006 Season 1 Mexico vs USA (1997 National teams)
• 2007 Season 2 Mexico vs Argentina (National teams 1994-2006)
• 2008 Season 3 El Súper Clásico (Mexico)  Chivas vs America.

Some of the players interviewed by George X were:

• Oswaldo Sanchez
  Oswaldo Sánchez
  Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra is a Mexican footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Santos Laguna in the Mexican Primera Division, where he is also the team captain. He has 99 caps for Mexico.-Early career:...
  
  
• Hugo Sanchez
  Hugo Sánchez
  Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
  
  
• Javier Zanetti
  Javier Zanetti
  Javier Adelmar Zanetti is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback...
  
  
• Oscar Ruggeri
  Oscar Ruggeri
  Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri is a former footballer. Nicknamed "El Cabezón" , Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina....
  
  
• Jorge Campos
• Javier Saviola
  Javier Saviola
  Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....
  
  
• Sergio Goycochea
• Luis Roberto Alves
  Luis Roberto Alves
  Luís Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic also known as Zague or Zaguinho is a former Mexican footballer. He is the son of José Alves "Zague".-Career:...
  
  
• Luis Garcia
  Luis García
  Luis García or Luis Garcia or may refer to:*Luis Armand Garcia, American actor*Luis García Anchundia, Ecuadorian footballer*Luis García Berlanga, Spanish film director and screenwriter*Luis García Conde, Spanish football goalkeeper...
  
  
• Alexi Lalas
  Alexi Lalas
  Panayotis Alexander Lalas is a retired American soccer player who played mostly as a defender for the United States national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup...
  
  
• Luis Hernandez
  Luis Hernández
  Luis Hernández may refer to:* Luis Hernández , Mexican long-distance runner* Luis Hernández , Venezuelan baseball player* Luis Hernández , Mexican Olympic fencer* Luis Hernández , Mexican footballer...
  
  
• Marcelo Balboa
  Marcelo Balboa
  Marcelo Balboa is an American former soccer defender who played in the 1990s for the U.S. national team, becoming its captain. After retiring from playing, he has worked as a commentator for ESPN and ABC and MLS games on HDNet and Altitude...
  
  

Bellator Fighting Championships

George X is the Spanish-language play-by-play commentator and in-cage interviewer for de Mixed Martial Arts organization Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships

Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...

.

• 2009 Season 1. (ESPN Deportes)
• 2010 Season 2. (Telemundo)
• 2010 Season 3. (Mulitivision)