Jorge Blanco (actor)

Jorge Blanco Güereña (born December 19, 1991) is a Mexican actor and singer who is best known for portraying León Vargas on the Disney Channel television series Violetta.

Blanco was born on December 19, 1991 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Blanco has artistically participated in school plays, and he has taken classes from an early stage and has been involved in school events.

2007–2008: Beginnings with High School Musical

Blanco 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. 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. In the film, Blanco played the best friend of the protagonist Cristóbal Rodríguez (Cristobal Orellana), which was published in 2008 in Mexico and the following year in Italy.

2010–2015: Cuando toca la campana and success with Violetta

In 2010, 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 in which he shot several music videos as "Es el momento" or "A Celebrar". 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, 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.

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. From 2012 to 2015, Blanco gave his voice to the show's soundtracks and also participated in the concert tours promoting the show. Blanco's role in Violetta also earned him an international popularity.

2016–present: Solo career and upcoming debut studio album

In February 2016, Blanco confirmed on his YouTube channel that he signed a recording contract with the Hollywood Records to release his own solo material. On April 22, 2016, Blanco released the music video for his solo song, "Light Your Heart", that is featured on the debut album of his Violetta co-star, Martina Stoessel, Tini, which is also the soundtrack for the movie Tini: The Movie, which Blanco starred alongside Stoessel.

On October 12, 2016, Blanco performed his debut single "Beautiful Mistake" on One Nación. The single is set to be released in early 2017 shortly followed by his debut solo album, the title of which is yet to be released.

Blanco announced his engagement with actress and singer Stephie Caire on August 26, 2016 after nine years of dating.

Soundtracks

• 2008: High School Musical: El Desafio Mexico
• 2011: Cuando toca la campana
• 2012: Violetta
• 2012: Cantar es lo que soy
• 2013: Hoy somos más
• 2014: Gira mi canción
• 2015: Crecimos juntos