Jesús Ochoa

Jesús Ochoa (; born December 24, 1959) is a Mexican actor.

Life and career Ochoa was born in Ures, Sonora, Mexico, the son of Manuel Ochoa Martínez and María Cruz Domínguez de Ochoa. At fourteen, he moved to Hermosillo to continue his studies at Normal del Estado.

In 1974, he began his artistic career when he appeared in several plays in Hermosillo. In 1979, he moved to Mexico City to study at the Instituto de Arte Escénico until 1984, in which he began to perform university theater with José Ramón Enriquez in Ciudad sin sueños. In 1985, he returned to Hermosillo and acted in the popular play La Tuba de Goyo Trejo, also participated in several commercials and television shows. He stayed in the city until 1991, when he returned to Mexico City starting with the play El Jefe Maximo, for which he was nominated as Revelation of the year by the Critics and Chronists Theater Union. During the next few years, Ochoa continued to perform in many plays, films, telenovelas, and TV shows. In April 1998, he married María Eugenia Leñero and they currently live in Mexico City.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Ángeles sin paraíso 1995 Si Dios me quita la vida 1995–1996 Retrato de familia 1996 Marisol Fortunato 1997 Madame le Consul Héctor Episode: "Les disparus de la Sierra Madre" 1998 Amor infiel Leopoldo Mirabal 2001 Amores querer con alevosía Miguel Ángel 2002 La duda Santiago 2006 Campeones de la vida Jesús "Chucho" Duarte 2007 Se busca un hombre Pepe 2008 Tiempo final Various Episode: "Pito final" 2009 Ellas son, la alegría del hogar Voz de Mundo (voice) 2010–2011 Para volver a amar Rolando Salgar "El Cachetes" 2011 Los héroes del norte El Comandante Episode: "La despedida" 2012 Lynch Julio Villalonga "El Tren" Episode: "Llorando sobre la leche derramada" Por ella soy Eva Adriano Reyes Main role 2013 La Promesa Vicente Ardellano Libre para amarte Zacarías del Pino Supporting role 2014–2015 Yo no creo en los hombres Licencidado Marcelo Monterubio Supporting role 2016 El hotel de los secretos Serapio Ayala Supporting role 2017 El Bienamado Odorico Cienfuegos Lead role 2018 Por amar sin ley Taxista Guest star (Season 1) 2020 Narcos: Mexico Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Seasons 2–32026 Hermanas, un amor compartido Abelardo Correa Bojórquez Supporting role La Banda Víctor Reyes Guest star

Other work Appears in the music video for 50 Cent's rap song "Just a Lil Bit" in which he plays a gangster in a yacht with a girl, who drugs and leaves him at his mercy He appears as a butcher in the music video for the Morcheeba single, "Be Yourself"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Works Result 1996 Ariel Award Best Supporting Actor Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda 1999 Bajo California: El límite del tiempo 2003 MTV Movie Award Favorite Villain Ciudades oscuras 2004 MTV Movie Award Best Cameo Ladies' Night 2005 Silver Goddess Award Best Male Co-Performance Conejo en la luna