Antonio Jaramillo
©2016 Angela María Ortíz S.
We met with successful film and television actor Antonio Jaramillo at Paty’s in Toluca Lake–and great old-style coffee shop that has some sentimental memories for me. Because it has been five years since I’d been there. I shared my story with him and our candid conversation started. Jaramillo talked about his passion for his work and life’s outlook. He’s funny, and you can see the intensity in him. We had a good laugh about us trying to get together for about three years to do this talk.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with this talented guy, here’s a little background; in his mid-20’s, he fell in love with the writings of Anton Chekhov and later Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. That’s very impressive for someone who spent time in an orphanage.
Jaramillo and Jennifer Lopez
Shades of Blue
His love for theater brought him to San Diego in 2004, while working on stage, he received an offer from the prestigious Geffen Playhouse to work in several understudy roles. This prompted him to move to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career.
In 2005, he began to show up on the small screen in shows like Veronica Mars and Charmed. In 2006, he landed a series regular role in the primetime telenovela, Fashion House. This led to several important series regular roles in Days of Our Lives, Meet the Browns, Gang Related, TNT’s 2014 drama Dallas, Devious Maids, and NBC’s hit Shades of Blue with Jennifer Lopez. And many guest roles on hit television shows like Rosewood, Arrested Development, The Mentalist, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Burn Notice.
Antonio Jaramillo
Jaramillo’s first movie credit was La Linea (The Line 2009), working with Esai Morales, Danny Trejo, Andy Garcia, and Ray Liotta. His film breakout performance came in 2012 when he co-starred in Oliver Stone’s violent crime thriller, Savages, alongside Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, and Demián Bichir.
Now you can sit back and listen in on our conversation.
Se Fija!’s Angela Ortíz and Antonio Jaramillo
©2016 Esther Urquiza
