Jorge Zárate (born November 1, 1962) is a Mexican film, television, and theater actor. He is known for various roles in film and television, including his starring role as Amaro Rodríguez in the

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'' and Esteban in the Mexican telenovela, ''

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''.

Early life and career

Zárate, born in

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, studied communications at the

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. He made his acting debut in 1984 and since then has participated in more than 30 plays and 20 films including ''Panchito Rex'', ''

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'', ''Las Vueltas del Citrillo'', ''

Herod's Law ''Herod's Law'' (original Spanish title ''La ley de Herodes'') is a 1999 Mexican satirical black comedy political film produced by Bandidos Films; it is a political satire of corruption in Mexico and the long-ruling PRI party (notably the fir ...

'', '' Hell'', and ''

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''. In 2008, he won an

Ariel Award The Ariel Award ( es, Premio Ariel) is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMA ...

for his role in the film ''Dos Abrazos''.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zarate, Jorge Living people Best Actor Ariel Award winners Male actors from Mexico City Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors 1962 births