Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo
| Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás March 26, 1948 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation | comedian, actor, film director, screenwriter, television producer. |
| Years active | 1966-Present |
Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás[1] (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,[1] 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 operas and films.
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.[2]
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.
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