The Gersh Agency Signs Jaime Camil

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Jaime Camil has new representation…

The Gersh Agency has signed the 50-year-old Mexican actor, singer and producer for representation in all areas.

Camil is best known for starring in all five seasons of The CW’s telenovela satire Jane the Virgin.

He is coming off of Apple TV+’s acclaimed musical comedy Schmigadoon!, which ran for two seasons.

Up next, the actor will be seen recurring on the second season of NBC’s Lopez vs. Lopez, also taking on a guest arc on the upcoming season of Acapulco for Apple TV+.

Additionally, he’s set to narrate and executive produce Desde La Raíz, a Roku series exploring the origins of Mexican products like coffee, chile, corn and mezcal.

Previously, Camil starred in and executive produced the CBS comedy series Broke, starred as the lead villain opposite Zoë Kravitz in Steven Soderbergh’s thriller Kimi, and hosted and executive produced the game show Lotería Loca for CBS.

He also played Mexican musical icon Vicente Fernández on Netflix’s El Rey, Vicente Fernández, which spent five weeks in the streamer’s Global Top 10 TV (Non-English) when it debuted in 2022, peaking at #1 worldwide and #2 in the U.S. in that time period.

Before making a splash in the English-language market, Camil was already a bonafide star in his native Mexico and all across Latin America for his work in Spanish-language projects both in TV and film. Some of his hits include the telenovela La Fea Más Bella (Ugly Betty), Por Ella Soy Eva and Qué Pobres Tan Ricos, to name a few.

Camil to Star Opposite Gina Rodriguez in the CW’s “Jane the Virgin” Pilot

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Tom Castaneda

Jaime Camil has a date with la virgen…

The 40-year-old Mexican actor/singer, who most recently starred in a gender-bending role on the telenovela Por Ella Soy Eva, is making his U.S. pilot debut with a starring role opposite Gina Rodriguez in the CW’s drama project Jane the Virgin.

Based on the popular Venezuelan telenovela Juana la Virgen, Jane The Virgin centers on Jane (Rodriguez), a hardworking religious girl who, due to a series of outrageous events, is accidentally artificially inseminated.

Camil will play the series regular role of Rubio, who happens to be a world-famous telenovela star with a surprising connection to Jane.

Camil is currently starring on Univision’s new rom-com novela, Qué pobres tan ricos.

He made a successful feature debut in the U.S. as the star of the bilingual Patelion/Lionsgate indie hit rom-com Pulling Strings, which ranked as the third highest-grossing foreign language film of 2013.

Additionally, a recent guest appearance by Camil on Devious Maids delivered strong ratings for the Lifetime series, which also has Latin roots.

Jane the Virgin, from CBS Television Studios, is written by Jennie Snyder Urman and directed by Brad Silberling.

Lucero to Perform at the Billboard Latin Music Awards

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Tom Castaneda

Lucero is preparing to make sweet music for Billboard…

The 43-year-old Mexican singer/actress has been added to the list of performers at next month’s 2013 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Lucero, the star of Univision’s recent hit telenovela Por ella soy Eva, is known as “Mexico’s Sweetheart.” She’s been in the entertainment business for more than three decades and has sold more than 27 million albums worldwide.

But Lucero isn’t the only night’s big performer…

Don Omar, Gerardo Ortiz, Michel Telo and Carlos Vives have also been named as performers at the awards show, which will telecast live from Miami’s BankUnited Center on April 25 on Telemundo at 7:00 pm ET.

Don Omar, the “king of reggaeton,” leads the pack of nominees with 18 nods, including Artist of the Year.

Ortiz, who was discovered on YouTube just a few years ago, has created a musical revolution with his innovative compositions. The host of mun2’s DUB Latino is up for six awards.

Telo, who hails from Brazil, became a global musical sensation last year with his hit “Ai Se Eu Te Pego.” Up for seven awards, Telo made his U.S. debut last year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Click here for the full list of nominees.

“Por ella soy Eva” Trailer Featuring Camil & Lucero Released

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Talk about a maldito mujeriego…

In a single hilarious scene, the official trailer for Univision’s highly anticipated telenovela Por ella soy Eva shows just what a wicked womanizer Jaime Camil’s character really is.

In the telenovela, which is based on the Colombian melodrama En los tacones de Eva, the 38-year-old Mexican actor plays Juan Carlos Caballero Mistral, who transforms into Eva María Lion Jaramillo as a way of getting closer to his co-star Lucero’s character Elena.

In the trailer Camil’s disguised character, who faked his own death, visits his own gravesite on his birthday and witnesses the comedic chaos that ensues when his many conquests all show up to pay their respects to the man they think has passed away.

It’s the first time Camil, who previously Tweeted a photo of his sexy makeover, and Lucero play a couple on screen.

Camil and Lucero’s co-stars Por ella soy Eva include: Helena Rojo, Paty Navidad, Mariana Seoane, Leticia Perdigón and Jesús Ochoa.

Por ella soy Eva is set to premiere on Monday, July 16 at 8:00 pm ET on Univision.

Witness Camil’s Transformation Into a Woman on “Por ella soy Eva”

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

The oh-so-hunky Jaime Camil is giving new meaning to the phrase “Ladies man”…

The 38-year-old Mexican actor/singer is playing a man and a woman in his upcoming telenovela Por ella soy Eva with Lucero.

Meet Eva María Lion Jaramillo, the woman that Camil’s character Juan Carlos Caballero transforms into as a way of getting closer to Lucero’s character Elena.

Camil—who will also be singing the theme song to the highly anticipated telenovela, based on the Colombian hit Los tacones de Eva—released a picture of his character’s alter ego via Twitter just moments before filming scenes from the episode in which she first appears.

On his Twitter page, Camil wrote: “Never will I find a way to thank you all for your beautiful words from tonight for Eva, it’s a privilege to work for you all.”

Meanwhile, Heidi Balvanera, Camil’s girlfriend and the mother of his daughter Elena, wrote on her Twitter page: “I am so proud of @jaimecamil for his portrayal of Eva that the emotion doesn’t fit in my chest! Without doubt, it will be a well-deserved success.”

Camil’s transformation into a woman—which includes bust, hip and rear prosthetics—takes about two hours. And, he has to wear a girdle to help give him a curvier figure.

Camil to Record “Por ella soy Eva” Theme Song

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Tom Castaneda

Jaime Camil won’t just be starring as a man and a woman in the telenovela Por ella soy Eva…

The 38-year-old Mexican actor/singer will perform the theme song for the highly anticipated Spanish-language soap opera, which will co-star Lucero.

Producer Rosy Ocampo told Notimex that she’d spoken with Camil about interpreting the theme song and participating in the telenovela.

After several months of work and a lot of thought, the creative concept of the telenovela has changed to have Camil’s character appear as a woman. So along with appearing as Juan Carlos Caballero, a machista, Camil will be transformed into Eva as a way of conquering the love of Elena (Lucero).

Por ella soy Eva is slated to premiere on February 20.

Lucero’s Next Telenovela: Por ella soy Eva

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Tom Castaneda

Lucero isn’t taking a break after hosting last week’s high-octane Latin Grammy Awards.

The 42-year-old Mexican actress/singer has started filming her next highly anticipated telenovela, Por ella soy Eva.

She’ll appear opposite 38-year-old Mexican actor and singer Jaime Camil in the new telenovela.

“Now that they’ve announced that Por ella soy Eva will being taping, I’m happy,” exclaimed Lucero, who last starred in the oh-so-popular Soy Tu Dueña, which could be getting an American remake soon. “Happy, touched and with many beautiful expectations.”

Lucero will star as Elena—a single mother with an 8-year-old child—in the telenovela, which will center on a great man who falls in love for the first time and finds himself involved in a series of situations that force him to live “in the heels of a woman.”

Produced by Rosy Ocampo, the telenovela is a new version of the Colombian hit Los tacones de Eva.

Por ella soy Eva will premiere on Mexican television on February 12, 2012.

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