Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo
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Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born March 26, 1948 in Mexico City
) is a Mexican
comedian
, actor
, film director
, screenwriter
, television producer
and host.
He is son of actors Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Lupita Pallás
, and has appeared on various TV shows such as: Dos Mujeres En Mi Casa (1984), Dr. Candido Perez (1987), Cero En Conducta (1998), Humor es...Los Comediantes (1999), La Escuelita (2004), La Casa de la Risa and Dos Hogares
(2011) as well as soap opera
s and film
s.
His Mother Lupita and sister Laila, were the two Mexican passengers executed in Egyptair Flight 648
that was hijacked by the terrorist Abu Nidal
Organization in November 23, 1985.
His most recent television series is Fabrica de risas, which airs regularly on both Televisa
in Mexico and Univision
in the United States
, the same as all of his previous series.
As a tribute to his time at Televisa and his various television series, the most successful of which have been Dr. Candido Perez and Cero en conducta, Ortiz de Pinedo was featured in the 2007 book Televisa Presenta, which takes a look back at 50 years of network television in Mexico. For his work in television and movies, Ortiz de Pinedo's handprints have been imbedded onto the Paseo de las Luminarias
.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
) is a Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and host.
He is son of actors Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Lupita Pallás
Lupita Pallás
Lupita Pallás de Ortiz de Pinedo was a Mexican character actress and dancer best known for her various roles in television series in the early 1980s. She was the mother of comic actor Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo....
, and has appeared on various TV shows such as: Dos Mujeres En Mi Casa (1984), Dr. Candido Perez (1987), Cero En Conducta (1998), Humor es...Los Comediantes (1999), La Escuelita (2004), La Casa de la Risa and Dos Hogares
Dos Hogares
Dos Hogares , also known as Double Life, is a Spanish-language telenovela starring Anahí, Carlos Ponce, Sergio Goyri, Alfredo Adame, Laura León, Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, Joana Benedek and Olivia Collins. As of October 31, 2011, Univision is airing Dos Hogares at 3pm central, replacing one hour of Ni...
(2011) as well as soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
s and film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s.
His Mother Lupita and sister Laila, were the two Mexican passengers executed in Egyptair Flight 648
EgyptAir Flight 648
EgyptAir Flight 648 was a Boeing 737-200 airliner, registered SU-AYH, hijacked on November 23, 1985 by the terrorist organization Abu Nidal. The subsequent raid on the aircraft by Egyptian troops resulted in dozens of deaths, making the hijacking of Flight 648 one of the deadliest such incidents in...
that was hijacked by the terrorist Abu Nidal
Abu Nidal
Abu Nidal , born Sabri Khalil al-Banna , was the founder of Fatah–The Revolutionary Council , a militant Palestinian group more commonly known as the Abu Nidal Organization...
Organization in November 23, 1985.
His most recent television series is Fabrica de risas, which airs regularly on both Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
in Mexico and Univision
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the same as all of his previous series.
As a tribute to his time at Televisa and his various television series, the most successful of which have been Dr. Candido Perez and Cero en conducta, Ortiz de Pinedo was featured in the 2007 book Televisa Presenta, which takes a look back at 50 years of network television in Mexico. For his work in television and movies, Ortiz de Pinedo's handprints have been imbedded onto the Paseo de las Luminarias
Plaza de las Estrellas
Plaza de las Estrellas is a shopping center located in Mexico City. It was built in 1982. It is best known as the site of the Paseo de las Luminarias, the Mexican equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
.