Jesse Garcia (born December 14, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Quinceañera and Flamin' Hot for which he won Imagen Awards Best Actor.

Jesse Garcia
Garcia at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006
Born (1982-12-14) December 14, 1982 (age 41)
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

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Garcia starred in the award-winning film Quinceañera, written and directed by Wash Westmoreland and Richard Glatzer with executive producer Todd Haynes, which won both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival in the Dramatic Independent Feature Competition. Quinceañera was also selected to play at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival. Garcia won Best Actor at the 2007 ALMA Awards for his role as Carlos, a troubled gay teenager, in Quinceañera. He appeared in the thriller Locker 13 in 2009. He made a cameo appearance on Marvel's The Avengers in 2012.

Garcia was born December 14, 1982 in Rawlins, Wyoming, and spent most of his childhood in Hanna, Wyoming.[1][2] He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, though he no longer practices that faith.[3][4] his sister one year younger worked oilfield trucking for over 19 years. His father is from the Mexican state of Durango and his mother, a native of Wyoming, is of Spanish and Mexican descent.[3][5]

He appeared in the 2010 revival of The Pee-wee Herman Show[6] and in the 2010 music video of Wisin & Yandel's "Estoy enamorado".

He portrayed Richard Montañez in the biographical movie Flamin' Hot (2023), based on Montañez's disputed claim of inventing Flamin' Hot Cheetos.[7]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Expeditions to the Edge Episode: "Hostage Mountain"
2005 Unfabulous Fashion Designer Episode: "The Charity Chase"
2006 The Shield Mariano 2 episodes
Walkout Armando Lopez TV movie
The Closer Carlos Episode: "Borderline
Justice Frankie Duarte Episode: "Shotgun"
2007 ER Carlos Vega Episode: "In a Different Light"
CSI: Miami Vasco Torres Episode: "Permanent Vacation"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Felix Aguilar Episode: "Senseless"
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Carlos 3 episodes
2009 NCIS Marine Private First Class Tomas Tamayo Episode: "Deliverance"
2011 Sons of Anarchy Rafi 5 episodes
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ollie Ruiz Episode: "Wild Flowers"
2013 East Los High Abraham Episode: "The Beauty to the Bitch"
Longmire Rodeo Sharpshooter Episode: "The Great Spirit"
2014 You're the Worst Martinez Episode: "What Normal People Do"
2014–2016 From Dusk till Dawn: The Series Freddie Gonzalez Main cast
2015 Looking Hector Episode: "Looking for Truth"
2018 Chicago P.D. Reimundo Morales Episode: "Captive"
The Last Ship Manuel Plasencia / Michael / Manuelito 2 episodes
2019 The High Life Gabriel Episode: "Pilot"
El Asesino Frankie TV movie
2020 Narcos: Mexico Sal Orozco 9 episodes
2021 Snowfall Officer Carlos Lorca 3 episodes
2024 Not Dead Yet TJ 5 episodes

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 Performance Anxiety Guitar Player
2004 Last Goodbye Featured Player
Delivery Boy Chronicles Mexican Leaf Blower
2005 Picnic Man Reading Book
Unseen Video
2006 Marrying God Jesus
Quinceañera Carlos
The Other Side Search and Rescue Guy
Father Figure Jesse
2007 American Identity Bobby Freeman
Put It in a Book Tiny
Under the Same Moon David
The Comebacks Jorge Juanson
2008 Down & Out Video
Good Dick Jose
Emilio Hot Dog Vendor
A Beautiful Life David
Days of Wrath Mario
2009 Saint John of Las Vegas Park Ranger
Locker 13 Ray
Bedrooms Sal
Periphery Smitty
Spit Brown Buck Santa
2010 Elektra Luxx Camilo
Hollywood Untitled Jose
Mission Park Jason
2011 Three Veils Carlos
Falling Overnight Miguel
Without Men Boss' Assistant
2012 House Arrest Guillermo
The Avengers Carrier Bridge Tech
2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Dwayne
2015 Re-Kill Hernandez
2020 Adverse Detective Ranie
2021 The Starling Hector
2022 Ambulance Roberto
What Comes Around Tim
Tell It Like a Woman Johnny
2023 Flamin' Hot Richard Montañez
The Mother Tarantula

References

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  1. ^ "Jesse García". All Movie. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Daydreamers". YouTube. December 2010. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Although, he stopped practicing that religion a few years ago.Twitch - QUINCEAÑERA—Interview With Emily Rios and Jesse Garcia Archived October 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Jesse gets big: playing a gay cholo in Quinceanera, the summer's hottest gay movie, Jesse Garcia is on the path to stardom. - Free Online Library". Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
  5. ^ Latina.com - Entertainment - Movies - Meet Quinceañera´s Breakout Star, Jesse Garcia[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Limited Engagement of THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW Begins January 12 at Club Nokia @ L.A. LIVE". Broadway World. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on February 28, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  7. ^ Vary, Adam B. (June 7, 2023). "'Flamin' Hot' Star Jesse Garcia on Why Latino Projects Don't Have 'the Luxury of Failing' and That Cheetos Controversy". Variety. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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