Antonio José Jiménez Puertas (Cartagena, Colombia, May 22, 1985) is a Colombian actor, physical trainer, and model, born and raised in a poor neighborhood of Cartagena, called Chapacuá.[1]
Antonio Jimenez | |
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| Born | Antonio José Jiménez Puertas May 22, 1985 |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Children | 2 (adopted) |
Early life and education
editToñito, as he is known in the neighborhood, is the youngest of four brothers. His mother Martha, a pensioner born in Cartagena, lives in this city, as well as his two sisters Karina and the eldest who is a nurse by profession. Jimenez and Jeymmy Paola Vargas, the actress and former beauty queen, have known each other and remained good friends since childhood.[2]
He is a graduate from the Republic of Lebanon high school.
At the age of 15, he decided to move to Bogotá to fulfill his dream of being an actor. His sister, Martha Isabel, left Cartagena to accompany and support him.[3]
Jiménez studied Criminal and Forensic Sciences, a career that he never pursued. Antonio says that he also began studying law, but abandon his studies to dedicate himself to acting.[4]
Career
editAlthough his work as a model gave him the opportunity to act in small roles in soap operas, such as Oye Bonita, where he played a police officer in one of the episodes, the opportunity to work professionally came in 2012 in the soap opera ¿Donde carajos esta Umaña? (Where the hell is Umaña?). According to Jimenez, it was a small role, but it gave him the opportunity to get the training and confidence to face the castings that came later.[5]
In 2013 and 2014 he worked on the two seasons of the series La Selección (es).[6]
In December 2015, his sister, Martha Isabel, died due to a bacteria that affected her lungs. The actor then takes custody of her children, Marat, the youngest, and Brayan. After completing the procedures at the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, he managed to obtain the adoption of his two nephews.[7]
In 2022 it was announced that the actor would be part of the cast of 'La Suprema'.[8][better source needed] Actors Elizabeth Martínez, Antonio Jiménez and Pabla Flórez lead the cast of this film,[9] a feature film inspired by the story of Antonio Cervantes, Kid Pambelé. Jiménez plays Efraín, the local coach and co-star in the movie that was filmed in the village of La Suprema (Marialabaja, Bolívar),[10] winner of the best film at the Havana Film Festival, 2023[11] and chosen by the public as the best feature film in the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival, Spain[12] and Colombia's entry in the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Discovery section.[13]
Television
edit| Year | Title | Character | Canal |
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| 2021 | Mano Dura | Óscar ‘La Tromba’ Pineda [14] | Telecaribe |
| Mil colmillos (es)[15] | Sargento Márquez | HBO – Rhayuela Films | |
| 2019 | Heart's Decree | Jonathan Rodríguez[16] | RCN TV |
| El General Naranjo | Cilantro | Fox Telecolombia | |
| 2017 | La mamá del 10 | Edwin Toro | Caracol TV |
| Déjala morir (es) | Pedro Echenique | Telecaribe | |
| 2016-2017 | Las Vega's | Robinsón Garzón | RCN TV |
| 2014-2015 | La esquina del diablo | Capitán Enrique Andrade. | RTI Prod - Telemundo |
| 2014 | La Selección II | Fredy Rincón | Caracol TV |
| 2013 -2014 | La viuda negra | Tyler | RTI TV |
| 2013 | La Selección (es) | Fredy Rincón | Caracol TV |
| 2012 | Where the hell is Umaña? (es) | Abel Antonio |
Awards and nominations
editIndia Catalina awards
edit| Year | Category | Telenovela or series | Result |
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| 2014 (es) | Best Actor/Actress: Revelation of the Year (es) | La selección | Nominated |
TV and soap opera awards
edit| Year | Category | Telenovela or Series | Result |
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| 2018[17] | TVyNovelas (Colombia) for the Best Antagonist (es) | La mamá del 10 | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Antonio Jiménez, de Chapacuá a la televisión nacional". El Universal (in Spanish). May 3, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Está Cumpliendo su Sueño, page 12". Q'hubo Cartagena (in Spanish). July 10, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "¡De tío a papá! Actor cuenta cómo cambió su vida al morir su hermana". El Pulzo (in Spanish). June 19, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Está Cumpliendo su Sueño". Q'hubo Cartagena (in Spanish). July 10, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Jiménez, actor colombiano Archived 2024-03-27 at the Wayback Machine Perfiles con Neto. Consultado el 27 de marzo de 2024.
- ^ "Antonio Jiménez, de Chapacua a la televisión nacional". El Universal (in Spanish). May 3, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "¡De tío a papá! Actor cuenta cómo cambió su vida al morir su hermana". El Pulzo (in Spanish). June 19, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "La Suprema". IMDb. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "'La Suprema': una historia de la Colombia invisible peleará por el máximo galardón del Festival de Huelva". ElDiario.es (in Spanish). November 16, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "El reconocido actor que grabará película en una vereda de Bolívar". El Universal (in Spanish). January 27, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "La Suprema, la película colombiana ganadora en el Festival de Cine de La Habana". Diners Magazine (in Spanish). January 20, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Película La Suprema fue seleccionada como el mejor largometraje del Festival de Cine de Huelva". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). November 19, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "La Suprema de Felipe Holguín Caro WORLD PREMIERE". Diners Magazine (in Spanish). January 20, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "'Mano Dura', nueva serie de Telecaribe". Hoy, Diario del Magdalena (in Spanish). June 25, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ "Ya está disponible 'Mil Colmillos', la primera serie colombiana original de la plataforma de HBO". infobae (in European Spanish). October 28, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "Datos y curiosidades de los nuevos personajes de 'La Ley del Corazón'| Reparto". Canal RCN (in Spanish). October 27, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ Estos son los nominados a los premios TV y Novelas Archived 2018-08-10 at the Wayback Machine TV y Novelas. Consultado el 9 de marzo de 2024.