Jorge Blanco Güereña (born December 19, 1991) is a Mexican musician, singer, dancer and actor, best known for portraying Leon Vargas on the Disney Channel television series Violetta.
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| Born | Jorge Blanco Güereña December 19, 1991 |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
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| Genres | Pop |
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| Website | jorgeblancomusic |
Early life
editBlanco was born on December 19, 1991, in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1]
Career
edit2007–2008: Beginnings with High School Musical
editBlanco began his television career in 2007 when he participated in the reality show High School Musical: La Selección which allowed him to participate in a spin-off movie of the successful U.S. High School Musical.[2] Despite not winning the program, Blanco gave his voice to the album of the program, took part in the movie High School Musical: El Desafío Mexico playing the character of Jorge and participated in the tour promoting the movie and the program between 2007 and 2008.[3] In the film, Blanco played the best friend of the protagonist Cristóbal Rodríguez (Cristobal Orellana), which was published in 2008[4] in Mexico and the following year in Italy.[5]
2011–2015: Cuando toca la campana and success with Violetta
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In 2011, Blanco appeared in the tenth episode of the miniseries Highway: Rodando la Aventura and he was also one of the protagonists of the first season of the television series Cuando toca la campana[6] in which he shot several music videos as "Es el momento" or "A Celebrar".[7] In May of that same year, Blanco traveled to the U.S. to participate in the Disney's Friends for Change Games in the yellow team to help the agency UNICEF,[8] he represents, hereinafter to Mexico in the music video by Bridgit Mendler "We Can Change the World" of the project Disney's Friends for Change.[9]
In 2012, Blanco was cast in the Argentine Disney Channel telenovela Violetta as León, the love interest of Violetta. Due to the filming of Violetta, Blanco participated in only four episodes of the second season of Cuando toca la campana.[10] From 2012 to 2015, Blanco gave his voice to the show's soundtracks and also participated in the concert tours promoting the show.[11]
2016–2020: Musical solo debut and Conmigo
editIn February 2016, Blanco announced on his YouTube channel that he signed a recording deal with the Hollywood Records to release his own solo material.[2] On April 22, 2016, Blanco released the music video for his solo song, "Light Your Heart", that is featured on the debut album of Argentine singer and Violetta co-star, Tini, Tini (Martina Stoessel), which is also the soundtrack for the movie Tini: The Movie, which Blanco starred alongside Tini.[12]
On October 12, 2016, Blanco performed the song "Beautiful Mistake" on One Nación. The song was planned to be released as Blanco's debut single in December that year, but these plans never materialized.[2][13] Blanco's debut single "Risky Business" was released on March 17, 2017. The music video for the song premiered on April 14, 2017. The song "Summer Soul" was released on May 19, 2017, as the follow-up second single. The music video for the song premiered on May 25, 2017. The collaboration between Blanco and fellow artist Saak titled "Una Noche" was released on August 18, 2017. The music video for "Una Noche" premiered on August 31, 2017. From September till October 2017, Blanco opened the European concerts of R5's New Addictions Tour. Blanco was featured on "Gone Is the Night" by Kris Kross Amsterdam, released on November 24, 2017. Blanco's debut extended play titled Conmigo was released on February 14, 2019.[14] On July 20, 2018, Blanco released the original Spanish-language song titled "Si Te Tuviera" as the lead single from the album.[15] On August 17, 2018, Blanco released "Escondida" as the second single from the album.[16] On September 7, 2018, Blanco released "Opciones" as the third single from the album.[17] In September 2018, Blanco opened Sebastián Yatra's concerts in several cities of Mexico. On October 26, 2018, Blanco released "Te La Dedico" as the fourth single from the album. On January 18, 2019, Blanco released the title track "Conmigo" as the fifth single from the album. Blanco performed the songs from the album at an acoustic showcase on the day of the album's release.[14] On May 9, 2019, Blanco began his first solo concert tour, Conmigo Tour.
On May 31, 2019, Blanco released a song titled "Vamos" as a single.[18] On August 23, 2019, Blanco released a song titled "Me Voy Contigo" as the follow-up single.[19] The collaboration between Blanco and Drake Bell titled "No Perdamos Más Tiempo" was released on September 6, 2019.[20] During the fall of 2019, Blanco opened Tini's Quiero Volver Tour concerts in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2021–present: Papás por Encargo and new music
editOn March 12, 2021, Blanco was featured on "Say O" from Brazilian DJ and producer Bruno Martini's debut album Original.[21] On March 19, 2021, Blanco released "Polvo De Estrellas", a collaboration with DJ duo AtellaGalli, as a single.[22] On March 26, 2021, the collaboration between Blanco and singer Anna Chase titled "Antídoto" was released as a single.[23] On September 24, 2021, Blanco released a song titled "Hot Damn" as a single.[24] On October 29, 2021, Blanco released a song titled "Bad Karma" as the follow-up single.[25] Blanco voiced Noah in the Latin American version of the animated film Ron's Gone Wrong, released in October 2021.[26] On November 5, 2021, Blanco appeared on the remix of Lalo Brito's song "La Culpa".[27] On March 11, 2022, the collaboration between Blanco and musical group Grupo Cañaveral De Humberto Pabón titled "Dime Que Regresarás" was released as a single.[28]
Blanco was cast in a Disney+ original series Papás por Encargo (Daddies on Request in English) as Miguel, one of the female lead character's three adoptive fathers. The first season of the series was released on July 13, 2022.[29][30][31] Blanco sang alongside his co-stars Michael Ronda, Lalo Brito and Farah Justiniani the series' theme song, "Vivo", which was released on June 24, 2022, to promote the show.[32] Blanco appeared alongside some of the cast members of Violetta in a Disney+ special celebrating the show's 10th anniversary, Solo Amor y Mil Canciones, released on December 8, 2022.[33] Blanco sang alongside his Papás por Encargo co-stars Michael Ronda and Lalo Brito the song "Ven", which was released on October 27, 2023, to promote the series' second season, released on November 8.[34][35] The collaboration between Blanco and duo Hermanas JM titled "24/7" was released on September 6, 2024.[36]
Personal life
editBlanco lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina for three years while working on Violetta. Following the end of the Violetta Live musical tour and the production of Tini: The Movie, Blanco relocated to Los Angeles, United States where he resided for few years before moving back to his home country Mexico. Blanco is fluent in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese and French. Since 2007, Blanco has been in a relationship with actress and singer Stephie Caire, whom he had met the same year on High School Musical: La Selección. In August 2016, Blanco and Caire became engaged.[37] In January 2021, Blanco revealed through his social media that he married Caire a few years ago.[38]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | High School Musical: El Desafio Mexico | Jorge | Main role |
| 2014 | Violetta: La emoción del concierto | Himself/León | Concert film |
| 2015 | Violetta: The Journey | Himself/León | documentary |
| 2016 | Tini: The Movie | León Vargas | Main role |
| 2021 | Ron's Gone Wrong | Noah (voice) | Latin American version |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | High School Musical: La Selección | Himself | Musical reality show |
| 2010 | Highway: Rodando la Aventura | Diego | Episode: "El mochilero" (season 1, episode 10) |
| 2011–2012 | Cuando toca la campana | Pablo |
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| 2011 | Disney's Friends for Change Games | Himself | Yellow team |
| 2012–15 | Violetta | León Vargas | Main role |
| 2016 | Celebs React | Himself | Special guest star (2 episodes, season 1) |
| 2022-present | Papás por Encargo | Miguel | Main role |
| 2022 | Solo Amor y Mil Canciones | Himself | Disney+ special celebrating 10 years of Violetta |
Discography
editExtended plays
edit| Title | Extended play details |
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| Conmigo |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| PAN [40] | ||||||||||||||
| "Risky Business" | 2017 | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| "Summer Soul" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Una Noche" (with Saak) |
— | Karma | ||||||||||||
| "Si Te Tuviera" | 2018 | — | Conmigo | |||||||||||
| "Escondida" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Opciones" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Te La Dedico" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Conmigo" | 2019 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Vamos" | 17 | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||
| "Me Voy Contigo" | — | |||||||||||||
| "No Perdamos Más Tiempo" (with Drake Bell) |
— | |||||||||||||
| "Polvo de Estrellas" (with AtellaGalli) |
2021 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Antídoto" (with Anna Chase) |
— | |||||||||||||
| "Hot Damn" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Bad Karma" | — | |||||||||||||
| "La Culpa (Remix)" (with Lalo Brito) |
— | |||||||||||||
| "Dime Que Regresarás" (with Grupo Cañaveral de Humberto Pabón) |
2022 | — | Aquí Estoy | |||||||||||
| "24/7" (with Hermanas JM) |
2024 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Gone Is the Night" (Kris Kross Amsterdam featuring Jorge Blanco) |
2017 | Non-album single |
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "En Gira" (with Violetta cast) |
2014 | Gira Mi Canción |
| "Light Your Heart" | 2016 | Tini (Martina Stoessel) |
| "Yo Te Amo a Ti" (with Tini) | ||
| "NonBelievers" (featuring Stephie Caire) |
Non-album promotional single | |
| "Bésame Mucho" | 2017 | Coco (Banda Sonora Original en Español) |
| "Vivo" (with Michael Ronda, Lalo Brito and Farah Justiniani) |
2022 | Papás por Encargo |
| "Ven" (with Michael Ronda and Lalo Brito) |
2023 | Papás por Encargo 2 |
Guest appearances
edit| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Drive My Car" | 2017 | — | Cars 3 |
| "Say O" | 2021 | Bruno Martini | Original |
Soundtracks
edit- High School Musical: El Desafío (2008)
- Cuando Toca La Campana (2011)
- Violetta (2012)
- Cantar Es Lo Que Soy (2012)
- Hoy Somos Más (2013)
- Violetta en Vivo (2013)
- Gira Mi Canción (2014)
- Crecimos Juntos (2015)
- Papás por Encargo (2022)
- Papás por Encargo 2 (2023)
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director |
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| "Light Your Heart" | 2016 | Phil Andelman[41][42] |
| "Yo Te Amo a Ti" (with Tini) | ||
| "Risky Business" | 2017 | Kyle Cogan[43] |
| "Summer Soul" | Nicolas Randall[44] | |
| "Summer Soul" (Tom & Collins Remix) | Adam Scoffield[45] | |
| "Una Noche" (with Saak) |
Rodrigo Aroca[46] | |
| "Gone Is the Night" (Kris Kross Amsterdam featuring Jorge Blanco) |
Lars Brink | |
| "Si Te Tuviera" | 2018 | Broducers[47][48] |
| "Escondida" | ||
| "Opciones" | Rodrigo Aroca[49][50][51] | |
| "Te La Dedico" | ||
| "Conmigo" | 2019 | |
| "Beautiful Mistake" (Lyric video) | — | |
| "Opciones" (Vertical video) | ||
| "Vamos" | Rodrigo Robles[52] | |
| "Me Voy Contigo" | — | |
| "Polvo de Estrellas" (Animated video) (with AtellaGali) |
2021 | |
| "Antídoto" (with Anna Chase) | ||
| "Hot Damn" (Live One Take) | ||
| "Bad Karma" (Live One Take/Lyric video) | ||
| "La Culpa (Remix)" (with Lalo Brito) |
TEVAN[53] | |
| "Dime Que Regresarás" (with Grupo Cañaveral de Humberto Pabón) |
2022 | — |
| "24/7" (with Hermanas JM) |
2024 | Carolina Dagach |
Tours
editHeadlining
edit- Conmigo Tour (2019)
Co-headlining
edit- Violetta en Vivo (2013–2014)
- Violetta Live 2015 International Tour (2015)
Opening act
edit- R5 – New Addictions Tour (2017)
- Sebastián Yatra – Sebastián Yatra Tour (2018)
- Tini – Quiero Volver Tour (2019)
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Actor | Violetta | Won | [54] |
| 2013 | Kids' Choice Awards Argentina | Favorite TV Actor | Violetta | Nominated | [55] |
| 2014 | Teen Weekly 2014 | Favorite Actor | Violetta | Won | |
| 2014 | Kids' Choice Awards Colombia | Favorite Actor | Violetta | Won | [56] |
| 2014 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite Actor | Violetta | Won | [57] |
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