Sundance

This was my first year attending Sundance, and what timing!  Just after Sundance wrapped, the whole COVID-19 thing started.  I had an incredible time… between eating, drinking and attending awesome screenings, we managed some incredible networking. I had the chance to reunite with Steve Buscemi from the time I worked with him on Boardwalk Empire.…

The New Normal Reading Series

I was thrilled to be asked to play a role in “Havana Obscura”, written and directed by Andres Rovira.  It’s a brilliant movie script about Ada, who lives in 1990’s Cuba and discovers a portal to a alternative Havana, with different realities.  As the two worlds begin to collide, there are cosmic consequences! It was…

My Brother the Hitman Trailer Shoot

Ohhhh… this is going to be a fun one!  Written by Director and Producer Robert Fernandez, “My Brother the Hitman” is a comedy starring Eileen Faxas who discovers that her brother, James Pitt, is a hitman.  Following this revelation, crazy adventures and awkward situations occur that lead all the characters to not-so-obvious discoveries. Stay tuned…

Outdoor Theater

I was happy to be asked to perform in a play for the Broken Barriers Cultural Fair! As part of the fair, an original play was written by accomplished actor/writer/director Alexis Carra and Mollie Binkley and starred Dele Ogundiran , Sophia Silver (NBC’s “I Feel Bad”), Chris Edward Garcia, Eddy Muñoz and yours truly! It’s…

The Bay Series Pre Emmy Red Carpet

I was excited to be invited to the Bay Series Pre Emmy Red Carpet event!  Congrats on all the nominations!… you can find it on Amazon Prime. Here I am pictured with Elena Sanchez.  We met years ago while we were both working as extras on some telenovela in Miami, and we recently worked together…

New Normal Reading Series

I’m happy to announce that I was asked to be part of “The New Normal Reading Series”, which aims to showcase ethnically diverse talent in Hollywood.  Each showcase features a Latin team, a Black Team, and an Asian team… and tonight we also had a South Asian team. The Latin team (my team!) performed 10…

MacGyver! Booked It!

Hello CBS credit of MacGyver!  Me llamo Jorge!  What’s that you say?… you need someone who can play the role of a cop, and they must be bilingual?  Well, I’m your man!  Or should I say hombre? It’s always a thrill to book a big network TV show… and it’s even cooler to know it’s…

Film Festival Winner!

We received great news today! Our film has been selected as a winner at the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival in the “short film/thriller” category.  The film festival will take place on Jan 7, 2017 at the Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. I especially thrilled to learn this news, since I am the central figure in this ensemble cast.  I play the…

Booked It! “In the Name of…”

I was thrilled to learn I was selected to be the lead in a short film called “In the Name of”.  I play the role of Father Michael.  “In the Name of” is a story of guilt, redemption and revenge. The main character (me) is experiencing a Dickensian visitation before vengeance appears and, while beautiful, is…

Drop Box

I booked a DropBox commercial!  I had a good feeling after the callback.  It was an improvised situation where I played the role of a restaurant manager and I had to mediate a situation between the investor and the chef.  Our improved dialogue really hit home… ranging from “Why did we name the restaurant after…

Key Largo Walgreens

So this is cool.  My wife and I were headed to Key West for a quick two-day get away.  We haven’t been there in years and had been pining on going for a while.  On our drive down, we stop at a Walgreens in Key Largo to buy a few things, and look what we…

Furious 7 Blu-Ray

I’m excited to announce that the Furious 7 blu-ray will be release on September 15.  I’m really excited to buy a copy and own the movie that gave me my silver screen debut.  Catch me towards the end… I’m the Dominican priest in a scene with Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez.

I’m an Elf!

VoiceOver work is always fun, specially when you get to play an elf.  I was happy to be the voice of the Elf who is charged with instructing children how to use a ride. And what’s amazing is how this was recorded.  In this particular session, I recorded the voice in New York, the agency was…

Press: Katy Magazine

Today I was interviewed by Katy Magazine, a publication located in my hometown where I was raised.  It’s such a cool feeling to know my hometown friends and family will find this article while browsing the popular magazine.  In fact, the physical copy I received was sent to me by my long time friend (and 5th…