Jaime Camil

Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldanha da Gama (born 22 July 1973 He is the son of Jaime Camil Garza, an Egyptian businessman, and Cecilia Saldanha da Gama, a Brazilian singer. His mother is a descendant through her mother of the Visconde de Abaeté, a former Brazilian Minister of finance and a patrilineal descendant of the 6th Count of Ponte, a Portuguese colonial administrator of Bahia from 1805 to 1809, and thus a descendant of one of the grandees of Portugal, of the upper court nobility. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Universidad Anáhuac; studied acting in New York, Los Angeles, and London; and took classical opera training in Italy.

Career Camil started his career in 1993 as a radio commentator on Radioactivo 98.5. In 1995, he made his small-screen debut as a host in El show de Jaime Camil. He continued as a host in TV Azteca's Qué nochecita con Jaime Camil (1996) and Televisa's Operación triunfo (2002). In 2009, he co-hosted Aventura por México with Javier Poza, and in 2010 he hosted the Mexican edition of the game show, El Gran Show.

In 1999, he released his first album Para estar contigo, which took him to major cities in Mexico, South America, and the United States. After participating in El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye), a tribute to victims of 9/11, Camil released his second album, Una vez más, in 2002. The singles Dime and Muriendo por ti rose to #17 and #24 Billboard's charts. In 2014 he stood on the other side of the microphone for the first time, directing the music video Perdon for the group Barston. Several of his albums went platinum after their release.

His work in the telenovela industry began with Mi destino eres tú (2000), followed by Mujer de madera (2004). The role which finally brought Jaime Camil universal renown was in the romantic comedy telenovela La fea más bella (2006–2007). His interpretation of "Don Fernando Mendiola" earned him a nomination for a Best Actor award in the Premios TVyNovelas. After Las tontas no van al cielo (2009) with Jacqueline Bracamontes, his next telenovela took him to South America for the Argentine/Mexican co-production of Los Exitosos Pérez (2009–2010) in which he played twins. 2012 brought Por Ella Soy Eva with Camil's most technically challenging role, and one of his most memorable. His character Juan Carlos disguised himself as an outspoken older woman reminiscent of Tootsie. La fea más bella and Por Ella Soy Eva comprised two of the three highest-rated telenovelas since Mexico started keeping records. A year later, his guest appearance on an episode of Devious Maids helped propel it to the third-highest-rated show of the series.

His film debut was in Delfines in 1997, but it wasn't until 2003 when film producers noticed his talent in acting. He co-starred in three different movies filmed in just a year; Puños rosas (rel. 2004), Zapata (rel. 2004) and 7 Días (rel. 2005). For his interpretation of "Tony" in 7 Días, Camil was awarded the 2006 Diosa de plata as Best Supporting Actor. 2007 saw the release of I Love Miami. He participated in the Chilean movie All Inclusive. He went on to play the lead in two romantic comedies, Recien cazado filmed in Baja California and Paris, and Regresa, both released in the winter of 2008–09. Camil voiced the role of Barry in the Spanish-language edition of the animated movie Bee Movie. In the Spanish version of Open Season he dubbed the voice of Elliot, the Mule Deer. He is cofounder and spokesman of the Short Shorts Film Festival Mexico. and has starred in shorts Mariana made in Tepito and Volver, volver.

Camil has often said that his favorite venue is the stage. In 2005, he played Nestor Castillo in the Broadway-bound musical The Mambo Kings. Later in 2005 he performed in Latinologues on Broadway. His work in Mexican theater includes the role of Bernardo in a revival of West Side Story (2004), for which he won the Palmas de Oro award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. In 2007 he played the lead, Father Silvestre, in El diluvio que viene, which won the APT and ACPT awards for Best Actor in a Musical. He has played colorful characters such as Captain Hook in the musical Peter Pan (2007), and the Genie in the musical Aladdin (2008). In the summer of 2016, Jaime starred as Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago on Broadway in the Ambassador Theater. Camil played Flynn in an extended run from May 31 to July 31, 2016.

In the fall of 2014, he began acting in the role of Rogelio De La Vega, the biological father of Jane Villanueva and a telenovela star, in the CW network comedy, Jane the Virgin.

In 2018, he starred the main role of Panchito Pistoles on Legend of the Three Caballeros, which is based on the 1944 film The Three Caballeros, as well as taking over the role of the TaleSpin character Don Karnage for his appearance in the 2017 DuckTales reboot.

In 2019, he voiced the character Globgor in the final season of Star vs. the Forces of Evil.

In 2021, he played the role of Doc Lopez in the first season of Schmigadoon!. He returned in Season 2 in 2023 playing the role of Sergeant Rivera.

In 2023, he began hosting the CBS game show Lotería Loca, based on lotería, a traditional Mexican game of chance.

Camil sang the national anthem for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix NASCAR race.

Personal life Camil divides his time between Los Angeles and Mexico City with his wife, model Heidi Balvanera, and their two children. He has two half-siblings and three step-siblings. He speaks four languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese, and French. His older step-sister, , is an actress and model, with an extensive career in Mexico and other Latin American countries.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Puños rosas Randy Garza 2004 Zapata: El sueño de un héroe Eufemio Zapata 2005 Volver, volverJorge Short film 2005 7 días Tony Zamacona 2006 I Love Miami Alberto 2006 Open Season Elliot Voice, Spanish dub 2007 Bee Movie Barry B. Benson Voice, Spanish dub 2008 Todo incluido (All inclusive)Baldi 2009 El Agente 00-P2 Tambo Macaw 2009 I Do ... Knot Sebastián 2010 Regresa Ernesto del Valle 2011 Salvando al Soldado PérezEladio 2012 El cielo en tu mirada Mateo Robles 2012 Chiapas, el corazón del café Géronimo 2013 Zero Hour Short film 2013 200 Cartas Juan 2013 Pulling Strings Alejandro 2014 Elsa & Fred Waiter #1 2015 Maurice, modisto de Señoras Maurice 2015 Los árboles mueren de pie Director 2016 The Secret Life of Pets Fernando Voice 2017 Coco Papá Enrique Rivera Voice 2018 Little Bitches Mr. Villanueva 2018 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Chupacabra Voice 2018 Glass Jaw Erik Ryan 2019 The Secret Life of Pets 2 Additional voices 2019 Madness in the Method Fernando 2020 My Boyfriend's Meds Hank 2022 Kimi Antonio Rivas 2025The Bad Guys 2Handsome JorgeVoice

Television Year Title Role Notes 1997–1998 Mirada de mujer Antonio Ramírez 225 episodes 1999 Por tu amor Roberto Flores 71 episodes 2000 Mi Destino Eres Tú Mauricio Rodríguez 90 episodes 2000–2001 La hora pico Host 20 episodes 2001 Diseñador de ambos sexos Fernando Haddad 6 episodes 2002 La familia P. Luche Himself Episode: "El concurso de reclamos" 2004–2005 Mujer de madera César Linares 205 episodes 2006–2007 La fea más bella Fernando Mendiola 300 episodes 2007 Una familia de diez Himself Episode: "Adolfo" 2008 Las tontas no van al cielo Santiago López Carmona 138 episodes 2009–2010 Los exitosos Pérez Martín Pérez / Gonzalo González 171 episodes 2012 Por ella soy Eva Juan Carlos Caballero / Eva María León Jaramillo Vda. de Zuloaga / Juan Perón 169 episodes 2013 Devious Maids Oscar Valdez Episode: "Taking Out the Trash" 2013–2014 Qué pobres tan ricos Miguel Ángel Ruizpalacios 166 episodes 2014–2019 Jane the Virgin Rogelio de la Vega Series regular 2014 The Noite com Danilo Gentili Himself 1 episode 2014 The Talk Himself Episode "The Cast of "Jane the Virgin"/iJustine/Jamie Krell" (Season 5, Episode 26) 2015 The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards Himself 2016 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Himself Provided Spanish-language translation on Oliver's segment on multi-level marketing 2016–2020 Elena of Avalor Julio Voice, 12 episodes 2018 Legend of the Three Caballeros Panchito Gonzalez Voice, main role 2018–2021 DuckTales Don Karnage Voice, 4 episodes 2019 The Adventures in School! Javier Maldonado Series regular 2019 CharmedMr. MirandaEpisode: "Witch Perfect" 2019 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Globgor Voice, 5 episodes 2019 The Lion Guard Pinguino Voice, 3 episodes 2019–2020 BoJack Horseman Jorge Chavez Voice, 3 episodes 2020 Broke Javier Series regular 2020 Puppy Dog Pals Hector Voice, episode: "Suitcase Switcheroo/More Cowbell for Bob" 2021–2023 Schmigadoon! Doc Lopez/Sergeant Rivera Main role 2022–2025 Mickey Mouse Funhouse Rocket Mouse Voice, 4 episodes 2022 Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Self - Celebrity Contestant Episode: "Jaime Camil, Michael Rapaport and June Diane Raphael" 2022 The Idol of the People Vicente Fernández Main role 2023 Lotería Loca Himself Host 2024 Acapulco Alejandro Vera Guest star 2024–2025 Lopez vs Lopez Josué Consuelos Recurring2026 Yo Gabba Gabbaland Himself Guest star

As producer Year Title Notes 2012 Chiapas, el corazón del café Co-producer

Discography (1999) Para estar contigo (2002) Una vez más

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 2015 Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV Actor - ComedyJane the Virgin 2016 Teen Choice Awards 2017National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards Outstanding Performance in a Television Series 2017 Teen Choice AwardsChoice TV Actor - Comedy 2018 Teen Choice Awards 2019 Teen Choice Awards