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Jesse Borrego
Jesse Borrego
	Borrego in 2009
Born	August 1, 1962 (age 62); San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Valeria Hernandez
Children	1

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.

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

He 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 is well-remembered for his performance in the film Blood In Blood Out portraying the role of Cruz Candelaria.

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 role of an original gangster on DarkRoom Familia's "Veteranos" in 1999. Borrego is a member of the theatre group "Tribal Players." He is well known for his recurring roles on 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 titled 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


Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	New York Stories	Reuben Toro
1991	Before the Storm	Sam	TV movie
1993	Blood In Blood Out	Cruz Candelaria
1993	Mi Vida Loca	Juan "El Duran" Temido
1994	I Like It Like That	Alexis
1994	Bienvenido Welcome	Dario/Jijio
1995	Tecumseh: The Last Warrior	Tecumseh	TV movie
1996	Follow Me Home	Tudee
	Dalva	Duane Stonehorse	TV movie
	Lone Star	Danny
1997	Retroactive	Jesse
	Con Air	Francisco Cindino
	The Maker	Felice A. Beato
1998	Veteranos	Santo
1999	The Darkest Day	Jonathan	TV movie
2000	Hell Swarm	Darius	TV movie
2000	A Lowrider Spring Break En San Quilmas	Sonny Gutierrez
2001	Come and Take it Day	Jesse
2003	The Maldonado Miracle	Hector Maldonado	TV movie
	The Shadow Chaser	-	Short
	Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico	Luis Otero (voice)	Video
2005	The New World	Pepaschicher
2008	The Bookie	Jesus
2009	La Mission	Rene
2010	Dream Healing	Marco
2011	Colombiana	Fabio Restrepo
2013	Mission Park	Mr. Ramirez
	Go for Sisters	Juan Calles
	Wappo vs the World	Jesse	Short
2014	Shut Out: A Baseball Film	Martin Duque	Short
2016	Birth of a Killer	Lucas Father	Short
	Duqüe	Martin Duque	Short
	Gino's Wife	Agent Montoya
	Dead Awake	Dr. Hassan Davies
2017	Closer To Bottom	Thomas
2017	The Dagger	-	Short
2018	Colossal Youth	Mr. De La Vega
2019	Phoenix, Oregon	Carlos
	The Margarita Man	Jimmy Martinez
	Teenage Girl: Valerie's Holiday	Joe
2020	Limbo	CPS Investigator
2020	Luminous	Lou	Short
2023	Addicted to You	Papa Felipe	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984-87	Fame	Jesse Velasquez	Main Cast: Season 4-6
1987	The Bronx Zoo	Julio Gaspare	Episode: "Small Victories"
1988	Miami Vice	Enrique 'Rique' Lorca-Mendez	Episode: "A Bullet For Crocket"
1989	Miami Vice	Octavio Escandero	Episode: "Jack Of All Trades"
1989	Married... with Children	Bruno	Episode: "Can't Dance Don't Ask"
1990	Midnight Caller	Carlos Mendez	Episode: "Kid Salinas"
1991	Under Cover	Sam	Episode: "Sacrifices"
1991	China Beach	Hector	Episode: "100 Klicks Out"
1997	Chicago Hope	Michael Waters	Episode: "The Sun Also Rises"
	ER	HIV-Positive Patient	Episode: "Ambush"
	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Tanatiuh the Fierce (voice)	Episode: "The Elves and the Shoemaker"
1998	The Hunger	Jess	Episode: "Plain Brown Envelope"
1999	Brimstone	Paco Gomez	Episode: "Lovers"
1999	Magnificent Seven	Don Paulo Monterro	Episode: "Love & Honor"
2001	Touched By An Angel	Tommy Hernandez	Episode: "Mi Familia"
2002	Animated Tales of the World	Sanchez (voice)	Episode: "John Henry: The Steel Driving Man"
2002	What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Luis Cepeda (voice)	Episode: "3-D Struction"
2003-04	24	Gael Ortega	Recurring Cast: Season 3
2005	Medical Investigation	Antonio Baracas	Episode: "Mission La Roca: Part 1 & 2"
2006	CSI Miami	Nicholas Suero	Episode: "Free Fall"
2007	CSI Crime Scene Investigation	Felix Rodriguez	Episode: "Lying Down with Dogs"
2007-08	ER	Javier	Recurring Cast: Season 14
2008	Dexter	George King	Recurring Cast: Season 3
2008	Independent Lens	Fred Cruz (voice)	Episode: "Writ Writer"
2011	Chaos	Ernesto Salazar	Episode: "Proof of Life"
2013	Burn Notice	Nando	Episode: "Things Unseen"
2014	From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series	T.T. Doorman	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2015	American Crime	Oscar	Recurring Cast: Season 1
2016	Good Behavior	David	Episode: "The Ballad of Little Santino"
2017	Fear the Walking Dead	Efraín Morales	Recurring Cast: Season 3
2020	Vida	Victor	Recurring Cast: Season 3

References

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

Conjunto Borrego bid farewell to Salute-The Music Beat posted 7-20-2012 blog mysanantonio.com/TheMusicBeat
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