Jorge Valencia

Jorge Valencia is a Mexican American actor born and raised in San Jose, California. In his adolescence, Jorge learned many construction trades and helped manage his father's handyman business while going to school. After discovering his passion for acting in a high school theater production, he later earned his undergraduate degree in Theatre Arts from San Jose State University with extensive training in both film and stage. Today he continues to drive for Latinx representation. He wishes to motivate Latinx youth to pursue their creative outlets and serve as an example that they too deserve to be in the media. He believes that through the power of storytelling, Latinos can work to change systemic challenges and pave the road to build more opportunities for the Latinx community. In addition to acting, Jorge is a skilled motorcycle rider, and enjoys practicing mixed martial arts. He currently lives in San Jose, CA with his wife.