Jorge Cao

Cuban actor, naturalized Colombian, a country where he has lived since 1994.

He studied dramatic arts in Havana in 1964, completed a Postgraduate degree at the Luacharsky Institute of Superior Art in Moscow and is Associate Professor, Title from the Faculty of Film and TV, Institute of Superior Art of Cuba.

He ventured into theater in works such as: Marsovian Melody by Leonid Zorin, Cyrano de Bergerac by Rostand, The Would-Be Gentleman by Moliere, The Chinese Man by Carlos Felipe, Splendor and Death of Joaquín Murrieta by Pablo Neruda, The Day You Will Love Me by José Ignacio Carbujas, among others.

He participated in cinema in films such as: Plaf by Juan Carlos Tabio, Adorable Lies by Gerardo Chijona, Tango Dream by Guillermo Centeno, Loves by Lidia Mosquera, Closed Doors by Emilio Alcalde and many more.

He received many awards as a film and television actor in: National Vanguard of Cuban Culture (1985 - 1987), Best Supporting Actor Award at the New York Latino Festival for Plaff (1987), India Catalina Award for Best Foreign Actor, Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) (1996), Nominated for the INTE Award as Best Supporting Actor for "The Revenge", Favorite Villain Award for The Last Happy Marriage (2009).

He suffered a heart attack in February 2011, from which he recovered satisfactorily and is currently working on the series Open Heart from RCN Channel.
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Telenovelas and Series
Happy in Hiding
Holy Sin
The Labyrinth (Colombian Series)
The President's Woman
November Train
The Cucumi Wakes Up on Sundays
I Will Wait for You to Grow Up
Without Losing Tenderness
Shiralad
Tato and Carmina
Final Time
Open Heart
The Last Happy Marriage
I'm Going to Teach You to Love
Passion of the Hawks
The Fox, the Sword and the Rose
The Revenge
Market Loves
Holy Sin
Full Moon Lovers
Who Are You?

Feature Films
Placido
Tropicana
Adorable Lies
I Rent Myself to Dream
The Last Rumba
Right of Asylum
Tango Dream
Enigma
Loves
Closed Door
The Silver Christ
The Last Carnival

Awards & Nominations

TV and Novels Awards

2009 Best Actor The Last Happy Marriage Winner
2004 Best Actor The Revenge Winner
Best Supporting Actor Passion of the Hawks Winner


He initially thought he would stay only six months in the country.

The tempting invitation came from Jorge Alí Triana, whom Jorge Cao considers the first television director of Colombia. The definitive hook was a leading role in the telenovela Holy Sin.

Triana did not have to insist much, the idea was attractive in itself, and besides from the very first moment there was chemistry between them of respect and admiration for the work that Jorge demonstrated as an actor and director at the Film and Television School of San Antonio de Los Baños (Cuba).

The six months stretched to 19 years. The Cuban attributes his stay to the sense of warmth he perceived from the moment he arrived, but especially because he fell in love with a Colombian woman.

To this day his name is an institution in national television. But the recognition was not free. Rather, it is the product of continuously proving himself in theater, television, cinema, and even now in song because Cao has just released a record production called 'Boleros for an Actor', demonstrating the versatility and confidence sufficient to invade unfamiliar territory.

It could be said that he is the most Colombian Cuban, since he was even granted citizenship and claims to know the country better than many. This thanks to a pilgrimage he made through rural areas of Colombia to discover natural theatrical talents.