Name |
Jaime Camil |
Height |
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Naionality |
Mexican |
Date of Birth |
22-July-1973 |
Place of Birth |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Famous for |
Acting |
Jaime Camil is a Mexican actor, singer and host. He 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 Que nochecita con Jaime Camil (1996) and Televisa's Operacion triunfo (2002). In 2009, he co-hosted Aventura por Mexico with Javier Poza.
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; Punos rosas (rel. 2004), Zapata (rel. 2004) and 7 Dias (rel. 2005). For his interpretation of "Tony" in 7 Dias, 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 2008/2009. Jaime Camil performed the voice for 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, as of 2006 and has starred in shorts Mariana made in Tepito and Volver, volver.