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Jaime Federico Said Camil de Saldanha da Gama (born 22 July 1973) is a Mexican actor, singer and television personality. He is best known for his roles as Fernando Mendiola in ''
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'' and Rogelio de la Vega in ''
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'', the latter of which brought him two nominations for the
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.


Early life

Camil was born on 22 July 1973 in
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, Mexico. He is the son of Jaime Camil Garza, a Mexican businessman with partial Egyptian heritage, and Cecilia Saldanha da Gama, a Brazilian singer. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from
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; studied acting in New York, Los Angeles, and Mexico; and took classical
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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
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's ''Qué nochecita con Jaime Camil'' (1996) and
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's ''
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'' (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 ''
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'', a tribute to victims of 9/11, Camil released his second disc, ''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
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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 ''
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'' (2006–2007). His interpretation of "Don Fernando Mendiola" earned him a nomination for a Best Actor award in the Premios TVyNovelas. After ''
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'' (2009) with
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, his next telenovela took him to South America for the Argentine/Mexican co-production of ''
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'' (2009–2010) in which he played twins. 2012 brought ''
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'' 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 ''
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''. ''
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'' and ''
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'' comprised two of the three highest-rated telenovelas since Mexico started keeping records. A year later, his guest appearance on an episode of ''
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'' 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
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, ''Recien cazado'' filmed in
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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 ''
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''. In the Spanish version of ''
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'' 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
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-bound musical ''The Mambo Kings''. Later in 2005 he performed in ''
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'' on
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. His work in Mexican theater includes the role of Bernardo in a revival of ''
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'' (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 ''
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'' 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, ''
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''. In 2018, he starred the main role of
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on ''
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'', which is based on the 1944 film ''
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'', as well as taking over the role of the ''
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'' character
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for his appearance in the 2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot. In 2019, he voiced the character Globgor in the final season of ''
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''. In 2021, he played the role of Doc Lopez in the first season of ''
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''. He returned in Season 2 in 2023 playing the role of Sergeant Rivera. In 2023, he began hosting the
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'', based on
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, 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
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and
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with his wife, model Heidi Balvanera, and their two children. He has two
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s and three step-siblings. He speaks four languages:
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,
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, Portuguese, and
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. His older step-sister, , is an actress and model, with an extensive career in
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and other
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n countries.


Filmography


Film


Television


As producer


Discography

*(1999) ''Para estar contigo'' *(2002) ''Una vez más''


Accolades


References


External links


Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camil, Jaime 1973 births Living people 20th-century Mexican male actors 20th-century Mexican male singers 21st-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male singers Male actors from Mexico City Male actors of Brazilian descent Mexican people of Egyptian descent Mexican male film actors Mexican male musical theatre actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male voice actors Mexican people of Brazilian descent Mexican radio presenters Singers from Mexico City Universidad Anáhuac México alumni