Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born March 26, 1948) is a Mexican

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and

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. He is the son of actors, the Cuban

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo (November 2, 1910 – December 13, 1978) was a Cuban character actor best remembered for his numerous roles as eccentric businessmen. Married to actress Lupita Pallás, he was the father of famous comedian Jorge Ortiz ...

and Mexican

Lupita Pallás Guadalupe "Lupita" Pallás Téllez (29 April 1926 – 23 November 1985) was a Mexican actress and dancer. The wife of character actor Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and the mother of comedian Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, she died (along with her daughter, ...

, and has appeared on various TV shows such as: ''Dos mujeres en mi casa'' (1984), '' Dr. Cándido Pérez'' (1987), ''Cero en conducta'' (1998), ''Humor es... los comediantes'' (1999), ''La escuelita VIP'' (2004), ''La casa de la risa'' and '' Dos hogares'' (2011) as well as

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s and

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s. His mother Lupita and sister Laila were the two Mexican passengers executed in

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that was hijacked by the terrorist organization led by

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on November 23, 1985. His most recent television series is '' Fábrica de risas'', which airs regularly on both

Televisa Grupo Televisa is a Mexican multimedia mass media company. A major Latin American mass media corporation, it often presents itself as the largest producer of Spanish-language content. In April 2021, Televisa and Univision Communications announce ...

in Mexico and

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in the

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, 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. Cándido Pérez'', ''Cero en conducta'', and its sequel, ''La escuelita VIP'', 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. He has received numerous national and international awards. Ortiz de Pinedo has represented Mexico in the International Theatre Festival in Caracas and was a member of the National Theatre Company of Bellas Artes. He has performed in more than 80 theatre productions, 23 feature films, 25 soap operas, 11 comedy series and numerous other theatre events and productions. As a director, Ortiz de Pinedo has directed 40 works of theatre, two feature films, two soap operas, 12 comedy series and directed over 400 other productions for

. He has also produced over 35 theatre productions. In 2013, Ortiz de Pinedo was diagnosed with

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. He retired in July 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz de Pinedo, Jorge 1948 births Mexican male film actors Mexican male comedians Mexican film directors Mexican male screenwriters Mexican people of Basque descent Living people Mexican television presenters People from Mexico City Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors Mexican people of Cuban descent