Jorge Pupo
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Jorge Ignacio Pupo is a Cuban American actor
, narrator
, voice over artist and host with a career in television, radio and TV commercials, film, theatre, bilingual narrations and media productions since 1982. Pupo has been known for his vivid style of narration, particularly when it comes to dialog.
, Oriente, Cuba
. In 1968 his family left Cuba as political exiles and arrived in Madrid, Spain
until they were admitted to the United States in 1970 via New York City. Later that year his family moved to Providence
, Rhode Island
where he and his brother Manuel, attended Saint Charles Borromeo
elementary school (1970–1971). They later moved to West New York
, New Jersey
where the brothers attended PS #5 and Jorge graduated from PS #2 in 1973.
His family finally settled in San Juan
, Puerto Rico
in 1973. Pupo graduated high school in 1977 from Colegio Madre Cabrini (Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini). and was admitted in September of that year to The College of Liberal Arts at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.
Pupo attended The College of Liberal Arts of Drew University
in Madison, New Jersey
from 1977 to 1979. He transferred in 1979 to New York University
and graduated in 1981 from NYU Tisch School of the Arts
, where he received his B.F.A. in Acting. He studied at Jack Garfein
's Actors and Directors Lab and at the Lee Strasberg
Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.
, Don Juan Tenorio
. He also performed in Tirso de Molina
's Spanish Golden Age
(1630) play El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra
(The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest) and in Repertorio's bilingual production of Gabriel Garcia Márquez
's La Cándida Eréndira (The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother
) More recently he performed in a staged performance reading of Juan Riquelme'sLa Odisea según Calipso and Inmortales en el Jardin.
At the Latin American Theatre Ensemble, Pupo performed the role of Jan in the Spanish language production of Albert Camus
's 1944 play The Misunderstanding
(Le Malentendu). He also performed various roles in the Haworth Shakespeare Festival's production of Federico García Lorca
's, El Público (The Public) and Comedia sin título.
's film El Cantante
(2006) starring Jennifer López
and Marc Anthony
. He was also featured in Ichaso's Bitter Sugar/Azúcar Amarga (1996). Pupo also co-starred in Angel Muñiz's independent film, Nueba Yol 3: Bajo la nueva ley (1997). He also appeared on the Emmy Award
winning HBO series, The Sopranos
(episode: "All Happy Families...") directed by Rodrigo García. Jorge's other appearances on television include various episodes of NBC's Law & Order
, working alongside Jerry Orbach
and Jesse L. Martin
.
Pupo's voice was also featured in various episodes of Late Show with David Letterman
(1996, 1997).
In 1999, Pupo teamed up with college friend and producer, Roland Millman, "to create an invigorating candid approach to television programming as an alternative to the Spanish speaking media.".They created Entre Amigos-Among Friends, "a television series dedicated to the creativity and diversity of Latino
culture: Music, Art, Film, Theatre, Education..." Pupo hosted the talk show which aired on Manhattan Neighborhood Network
in New York City
. Some of his guests included: Paquito D'Rivera
, Marco Rizo
, Olga Merediz
, Míriam Colón, Luis Argueta
, Leon Ichaso, René Buch, Cecilia Barriga, Leonardo De Vega.
, Pupo has narrated the Spanish versions of two of William Steig
's most notable books which were adapted into animated short films; Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
, (1993) and Doctor De Soto, (1984) which received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short at the 57th Academy Awards
and was produced by Morton Schindel
and Michael Sporn
. In 1996, Scholastic Inc. acquired Weston Woods.
Pupo narrated the role of Antonio in the radio drama
, The Mystery of Jaguar Reef
, produced by the ZBS Foundation
in 1996.
In 2003, Pupo narrated José Martí
's most famous poem, Los Zapaticos de Rosa(Illustrations by Lulu Delacre
)(The Rose-Colored Slippers) which was produced by Teresa Mlawer. for Lectorum Publications.
For Recorded Books, LLC Pupo has recorded various audiobooks in Spanish. Most recently he narrated Padre Alberto
Cutié's second book, Dilemma: A Priest's Struggle with Faith and Love (2011), (Dilema: La lucha de un sacerdote entre su fe y el amor). Also, the Spanish version of Deepak Chopra
's book, Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting The Soul (2009), (Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma)and the Spanish version of Jodi Picoult
's best selling novel, My Sister's Keeper
(2004), (Por la vida de mi hermana), where Pupo played the character of Campbell.
For The Library of Congress, Pupo has recorded Las Valkírias, the Spanish version of Paulo Coelho
's autobiographical bestseller, As Valkírias (1992), (The Valkyries) and Roberto Bolaño
's award-winning novel, Los Detectives Salvajes (1998), The Savage Detectives
.
(1999).
For Rockstar Games
' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
(2002). and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
(2006) he was hired as a motion capture
performer for Diaz and Gonzalez and also voiced the characters of Alberto Robina and Gonzalez.
, Kellogg's, McDonald's
, New York Lottery
. He is best known for his portrayal of Napoleon in the Cellular One
TV spot directed by Henry Holtzman for GSD&M
in 1996.
Print
On June 15, 1998, Pupo appeared as 'The Chauffeur' on the cover of New York magazine
(Vol. 31, No.23. Photo by David Barry) and in 2002, he worked with portrait
photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
to shoot an international, all media print ad campaign for UPS appearing as 'The Shipping Manager.'
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, narrator
Narrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
, voice over artist and host with a career in television, radio and TV commercials, film, theatre, bilingual narrations and media productions since 1982. Pupo has been known for his vivid style of narration, particularly when it comes to dialog.
Early life and education
Jorge Pupo was born in Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana....
, Oriente, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. In 1968 his family left Cuba as political exiles and arrived in Madrid, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
until they were admitted to the United States in 1970 via New York City. Later that year his family moved to Providence
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
where he and his brother Manuel, attended Saint Charles Borromeo
Charles Borromeo
Charles Borromeo was the cardinal archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was a leading figure during the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of seminaries for the education of priests...
elementary school (1970–1971). They later moved to West New York
West New York, New Jersey
West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
where the brothers attended PS #5 and Jorge graduated from PS #2 in 1973.
His family finally settled in San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
in 1973. Pupo graduated high school in 1977 from Colegio Madre Cabrini (Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini). and was admitted in September of that year to The College of Liberal Arts at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.
Pupo attended The College of Liberal Arts of Drew University
Drew University
Drew University is a private university located in Madison, New Jersey.Originally established as the Drew Theological Seminary in 1867, the university later expanded to include an undergraduate liberal arts college in 1928 and commenced a program of graduate studies in 1955...
in Madison, New Jersey
Madison, New Jersey
Madison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 16,530. It also is known as "The Rose City".-Geography:Madison is located at ....
from 1977 to 1979. He transferred in 1979 to New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
and graduated in 1981 from NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University ....
, where he received his B.F.A. in Acting. He studied at Jack Garfein
Jack Garfein
Jack Garfein, born July 2, 1930 in Mukacevo, Carpathian Ruthenia, Czechoslovakia, now Mukacheve, Ukraine, is an acting teacher and former motion picture and theater director....
's Actors and Directors Lab and at the Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg was an American actor, director and acting teacher. He cofounded, with directors Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford, the Group Theatre in 1931, which was hailed as "America's first true theatrical collective"...
Theatre and Film Institute in New York City.
Theatre
As a professional actor Jorge became a member of Repertorio Español where he played the role of Captain Centellas in José Zorilla's 1844 playPlay (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
, Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio
Don Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes , is a play written in 1844 by José Zorrilla. It is the more romantic of the two principal Spanish-language literary interpretations of the myth of Don Juan...
. He also performed in Tirso de Molina
Tirso de Molina
Tirso de Molina was a Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and a Roman Catholic monk.Originally Gabriel Téllez, he was born in Madrid. He studied at Alcalá de Henares, joined the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy on November 4, 1600, and entered the Monastery of San Antolín at Guadalajara,...
's Spanish Golden Age
Spanish Golden Age
The Spanish Golden Age is a period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. El Siglo de Oro does not imply precise dates and is usually considered to have lasted longer than an actual century...
(1630) play El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra
El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra
The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest is a play by Tirso de Molina, first published in Spain around 1630, though it may have been performed as early as 1616...
(The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest) and in Repertorio's bilingual production of Gabriel Garcia Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
's La Cándida Eréndira (The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and Her Heartless Grandmother
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Heartless Grandmother
The Incredible and Sad Tale of Innocent Eréndira and her Souless Grandmother is a 1972 novella by Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez.-Plot summary:...
) More recently he performed in a staged performance reading of Juan Riquelme'sLa Odisea según Calipso and Inmortales en el Jardin.
At the Latin American Theatre Ensemble, Pupo performed the role of Jan in the Spanish language production of Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Albert Camus was a French author, journalist, and key philosopher of the 20th century. In 1949, Camus founded the Group for International Liaisons within the Revolutionary Union Movement, which was opposed to some tendencies of the Surrealist movement of André Breton.Camus was awarded the 1957...
's 1944 play The Misunderstanding
The Misunderstanding
The Misunderstanding , sometimes published as Cross Purpose, is a play written in 1943 in occupied Paris by Albert Camus.-Plot summary:...
(Le Malentendu). He also performed various roles in the Haworth Shakespeare Festival's production of Federico García Lorca
Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. He is believed to be one of thousands who were summarily shot by anti-communist death squads...
's, El Público (The Public) and Comedia sin título.
Film and television
Jorge Pupo plays a trombonist in Leon IchasoLeon Ichaso
-Early life and education:Leon Ichaso was born in Havana August 3, 1948, into a family of well-known writers, journalists and artists. His father, Justo Rodríguez Santos, was one of Cuba's most respected poets and a pioneer in broadcast TV and radio -and his mother Antonia Ichaso had a radio...
's film El Cantante
El Cantante
El Cantante is a 2006 American film released in the United States on August 3, 2007. The biopic stars singer Marc Anthony and actress-singer Jennifer Lopez . The film is based on the life story of salsa legend Héctor Lavoe...
(2006) starring Jennifer López
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
and Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony is an American singer-songwriter, actor and producer. Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The two-time Grammy and three-time Latin Grammy–winner has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He is best known for his Latin salsa numbers and ballads...
. He was also featured in Ichaso's Bitter Sugar/Azúcar Amarga (1996). Pupo also co-starred in Angel Muñiz's independent film, Nueba Yol 3: Bajo la nueva ley (1997). He also appeared on the Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
winning HBO series, The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
(episode: "All Happy Families...") directed by Rodrigo García. Jorge's other appearances on television include various episodes of NBC's Law & Order
Law & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
, working alongside Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach
Jerome Bernard "Jerry" Orbach was an American actor and singer. He was well known for his starring role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the Law & Order television series and as the voice of Lumière in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. As well, Orbach was a noted musical theatre star...
and Jesse L. Martin
Jesse L. Martin
Jesse L. Martin is an American theatre, film, and television actor. He is known for originating the role of Tom Collins in the Broadway theatrical production of Rent, and for his portrayal of NYPD Detective Ed Green on the NBC drama television series Law & Order.-Early life:Martin, the third of...
.
Pupo's voice was also featured in various episodes of Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...
(1996, 1997).
In 1999, Pupo teamed up with college friend and producer, Roland Millman, "to create an invigorating candid approach to television programming as an alternative to the Spanish speaking media.".They created Entre Amigos-Among Friends, "a television series dedicated to the creativity and diversity of Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
culture: Music, Art, Film, Theatre, Education..." Pupo hosted the talk show which aired on Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Manhattan Neighborhood Network is a non-profit organization that broadcasts programming on four public-access television cable TV stations in Manhattan, New York and provides a community media center that enables individuals and groups to produce shows for its network.-History:It has operated...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Some of his guests included: Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera is a Cuban alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist. The winner of multiple Grammys and other awards, D'Rivera has lived in the United States since the early 1980s. He has worked in a variety of contexts, but is perhaps best known for playing Latin...
, Marco Rizo
Marco Rizo
Marco Rizo Ayala was born in Santiago de Cuba, Oriente, Cuba. He was a Cuban-born pianist, composer, and arranger...
, Olga Merediz
Olga Merediz
Olga Merediz is an American Broadway, TV, and film actress. Merediz is probably best known for originating the role of Abuela Claudia in the Broadway musical In the Heights...
, Míriam Colón, Luis Argueta
Luis Argueta
Luis Argueta born November 7, 1946 full name: Luis Alberto Argueta Amézquita) is a critically acclaimed Guatemalan film director and producer. In 1988 He founded Morningside Movies, primarily producing TV commercials, including many for the Spanish speaking demographic...
, Leon Ichaso, René Buch, Cecilia Barriga, Leonardo De Vega.
Narrations
For Weston Woods StudiosWeston Woods Studios
Weston Woods Studios is a production company that makes audio and short films based on well-known books for children. It was founded in 1953 by Morton Schindel in Weston, Connecticut, and named after the wooded area near his home. The company's first project was Andy and the Lion in 1954, and its...
, Pupo has narrated the Spanish versions of two of William Steig
William Steig
William Steig was a prolific American cartoonist, sculptor and, later in life, an author of popular children's literature...
's most notable books which were adapted into animated short films; Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is a children's picture book written and illustrated by William Steig. It won him the Caldecott Medal , his first of many Caldecott and Newbery Medal honors. It tells the tale of a donkey from the fictional community of Oatsdale...
, (1993) and Doctor De Soto, (1984) which received an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short at the 57th Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
and was produced by Morton Schindel
Morton Schindel
Morton Schindel is an American educator and producer, the founder of Weston Woods Studios, which specializes in adapting children's books into animated films. He named the company after the wooded area outside his home in Weston, Connecticut...
and Michael Sporn
Michael Sporn
Michael Sporn is an American animator who founded his New York-based company, Michael Sporn Animation in 1980, and has produced and directed numerous animated TV specials and short spots.-Career:...
. In 1996, Scholastic Inc. acquired Weston Woods.
Pupo narrated the role of Antonio in the radio drama
Radio drama
Radio drama is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story...
, The Mystery of Jaguar Reef
The Mystery of Jaguar Reef
The Mystery of Jaguar Reef is a radio drama, produced in 1996 by the ZBS Foundation . It is the tenth of the Jack Flanders adventure series. It combines elements of Americana and Old-time radio with themes of pirates and aliens.-Plot:...
, produced by the ZBS Foundation
ZBS Foundation
ZBS Foundation, a small non-profit audio production company, was founded by Thomas Lopez in 1970 with a grant from Robert E. Durand as a working commune based on a donated farm in Upstate New York...
in 1996.
In 2003, Pupo narrated José Martí
José Martí
José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban national hero and an important figure in Latin American literature. In his short life he was a poet, an essayist, a journalist, a revolutionary philosopher, a translator, a professor, a publisher, and a political theorist. He was also a part of the Cuban...
's most famous poem, Los Zapaticos de Rosa(Illustrations by Lulu Delacre
Lulu Delacre
Lulu Delacre is the author/illustrator of many award winning children's books. Some of her most famous works include Arroz con leche: Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America, Vejigante Masquerader, and The Bossy Gallito...
)(The Rose-Colored Slippers) which was produced by Teresa Mlawer. for Lectorum Publications.
For Recorded Books, LLC Pupo has recorded various audiobooks in Spanish. Most recently he narrated Padre Alberto
Padre Alberto
Alberto R. Cutié , is an Episcopal cleric better known as Padre Alberto. Cutié was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1995 and became an internationally recognizable name by hosting television and radio programs.Cutié left the Roman Catholic Church in May 2009 after publication of photographs...
Cutié's second book, Dilemma: A Priest's Struggle with Faith and Love (2011), (Dilema: La lucha de un sacerdote entre su fe y el amor). Also, the Spanish version of Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor, public speaker, and writer on subjects such as spirituality, Ayurveda and mind-body medicine. Chopra began his career as an endocrinologist and later shifted his focus to alternative medicine. Chopra now runs his own medical center, with a focus on...
's book, Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting The Soul (2009), (Reinventar el cuerpo, resucitar el alma)and the Spanish version of Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult
Jodi Lynn Picoult is an American author. She was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003. Picoult currently has some 14 million copies of her books in print worldwide.-Early life and education:...
's best selling novel, My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper
My Sister's Keeper is a 2004 novel written by New York Times Best Selling author Jodi Picoult. It tells the story of 13-year-old Anna, who litigates her parents for medical emancipation when she is expected to donate a kidney to her sister Kate, who is dying from leukemia.-Plot:The story takes...
(2004), (Por la vida de mi hermana), where Pupo played the character of Campbell.
For The Library of Congress, Pupo has recorded Las Valkírias, the Spanish version of Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist.-Biography:Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He attended a Jesuit school. As a teenager, Coelho wanted to become a writer. Upon telling his mother this, she responded with "My dear, your father is an engineer. He's a logical,...
's autobiographical bestseller, As Valkírias (1992), (The Valkyries) and Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño Ávalos was a Chilean novelist and poet. In 1999 he won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel Los detectives salvajes , and in 2008 he was posthumously awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for his novel 2666, which was described by board member Marcela Valdes...
's award-winning novel, Los Detectives Salvajes (1998), The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives is an award-winning novel published by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño in 1998. Natasha Wimmer's English translation was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2007...
.
Animated voices and interactive video games
For Stretch Films, Pupo created the voice of 'The King of Flan' for the animated television series, Courage the Cowardly DogCourage the Cowardly Dog
Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. Its central plot revolves around a somewhat anthropomorphic dog named Courage who lives with his owners, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, an elderly, married farming couple in the "Middle of...
(1999).
For Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games is a major video game developer and publisher based in New York City, owned by Take-Two Interactive following its purchase of UK video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A...
' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall...
(2002). and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a 2006 sandbox-style action video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with Rockstar North. It was published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable in late 2006 and later for the PlayStation 2 in March 2007. The game is the eighth...
(2006) he was hired as a motion capture
Motion capture
Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating that movement on to a digital model. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, and medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robotics...
performer for Diaz and Gonzalez and also voiced the characters of Alberto Robina and Gonzalez.
Commercials
Pupo has been performing in radio and television commercials since 1982. Among many others, he has appeared in TV spots for the Ad CouncilAd Council
The Advertising Council, commonly known as the Ad Council, is an American non-profit organization that distributes public service announcements on behalf of various sponsors, including non-profit organizations and agencies of the United States government....
, Kellogg's, McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
, New York Lottery
New York Lottery
The New York Lottery began in 1967 as the third modern U.S. lottery, after Puerto Rico's began in 1934, and New Hampshire's in 1964. It provides revenue for public education, and is based in Schenectady.-History:...
. He is best known for his portrayal of Napoleon in the Cellular One
Cellular One
Cellular One is the trademarked brand name used by several cellular service providers in the United States and Bermuda. The brand was sold to Trilogy Partners by AT&T in 2008 shortly after AT&T had completed its acquisition of Dobson Communications...
TV spot directed by Henry Holtzman for GSD&M
GSD&M
GSD&M is an advertising agency located in Austin, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1971 by graduates of University of Texas at Austin - Roy Spence, Judy Trabulsi, Tim McClure and Steve Gurasich. Since 1998, GSD&M has been part of the Omnicom Group....
in 1996.
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
(Vol. 31, No.23. Photo by David Barry) and in 2002, he worked with portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is an American portrait photographer known for his strikingly intimate portraits of world leaders and major cultural figures. The majority of his work is shot in large format, 11x14 inch black-and-white film and 8x10 color film...
to shoot an international, all media print ad campaign for UPS appearing as 'The Shipping Manager.'
Filmography
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1982 | New York Chinatown | Actor | ||
| 1983 | Wild Style Wild Style Wild Style is a 1983 hip hop film produced by Charlie Ahearn. Released theatrically in 1983 by First Run Features and later re-released for home video by Rhino Home Video, it is regarded as the first hip hop motion picture... |
Production Assistant Production assistant A production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production... |
Documentary Documentary A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:... |
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| 1984 | Doctor De Soto | Narrator. Spanish version | Animated Short | |
| 1984 | Billions for Boris | Production Assistant | ||
| 1984 | Mauvaise Conduite | Production Assistant | Documentary | |
| 1985 | Crossover Dreams Crossover Dreams Crossover Dreams is a 1985 film. The film follows singer Rudy Veloz on his rise to fame.The film has moments of pathos but it is anything but melancholy. "Its heart has the ebullient salsa beat. Like Rudy Veloz, it appreciates the irony of the sometimes humiliating situations he lands in, but it... |
Assistant Location Manager Location manager The Location Manager is responsible for the finding and securing locations to be used and coordinating the logistics involved for the production to successfully complete its necessary work... |
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| 1985 | The Other Cuba | Production Assistant | Documentary | |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Subway rider | Uncredited | |
| 1990 | Danny and the Dinosaur Danny and the Dinosaur Danny and the Dinosaur is a popular children's book by Syd Hoff, first published by Harper & Row in 1958. It has sold over six million copies and has been translated into a dozen languages. The book inspired two sequels by Syd Hoff: Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur! and Danny and the Dinosaur... |
Narrator. Spanish version | Animated Short | |
| 1993 | Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is a children's picture book written and illustrated by William Steig. It won him the Caldecott Medal , his first of many Caldecott and Newbery Medal honors. It tells the tale of a donkey from the fictional community of Oatsdale... |
Narrator. Spanish version | Animated Short | |
| 1993 | 8-A | Researcher | Documentary | |
| 1996 | Azucar Amarga (Bitter Sugar) | Yiyo | ||
| 1997 | Harry the Dirty Dog Harry the Dirty Dog Harry the Dirty Dog is a children's book written by Gene Zion and illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham. Originally published in black and white in 1956, it was reprinted in 2002 with splashes of color added by the original artist.-Plot:... |
Narrator. Spanish version | Animated Short | |
| 1997 | Nueba Yol 3:Bajo la nueva ley | George | ||
| 1999 | El septimo cielo | Doorman. Additional Casting | ||
| 2001 | Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type is an award-winning children's book by Doreen Cronin. Illustrated by Betsy Lewin, the Simon and Schuster book tells the story of Farmer Brown's cows, who find an old typewriter in the barn and proceed to write letters to Farmer Brown, listing various... |
Narrator Spanish version | Animated Short. Click, Clack, Muu: Vacas Escritoras. Notable Children's Recording (ALSC) | |
| 2001 | Time's Up | Production Manager | ||
| 2001 | Piñero Piñero Piñero is a 2001 biopic about the troubled life of Nuyorican poet and playwright Miguel Piñero, starring Benjamin Bratt as the titular character. It was written and directed by the Cuban filmmaker, Leon Ichaso. It premiered at the Montreal Film Festival on 31 August 2001... |
ADR Group Supervisor | ||
| 2002 | Collect Call | Luis | ||
| 2003 | Invisible Evidence | Monsignor | ||
| 2004 | Chavez | Voice of Television Producer | Short film | |
| 2006 | El Cantante El Cantante El Cantante is a 2006 American film released in the United States on August 3, 2007. The biopic stars singer Marc Anthony and actress-singer Jennifer Lopez . The film is based on the life story of salsa legend Héctor Lavoe... |
Trombone Player | ||
| 2008 | Che Part One | ADR Loop Artist | ||
| 2010 | The Prospects | Ricardo | ||
| 2011 | White Sugar in a Black Pot | Luke Calcagno | Short film | |
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1987 | Great Performances Great Performances Great Performances, a television series devoted to the performing arts, has been telecast on Public Broadcasting Service public television since 1972... |
Young Photographer | TV movie. Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's | |
| 1987 | Miami Vice Miami Vice Miami Vice is an American television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami. It ran for five seasons on NBC from 1984–1989... : The Rising Sun of Death |
Reporter | TV series. Uncredited | |
| 1989 | As the World Turns As the World Turns As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light... |
Soldier | 2 episodes: February 6, 1989; February 8, 1989 | |
| 1990 | The Take | Reyes | TV movie | |
| 1991 | Hard Copy Hard Copy Hard Copy is an American tabloid news television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. Hard Copy was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence.... |
Doctor | 1 episode: Eight Angry Women | |
| 1992 | America's Most Wanted America's Most Wanted America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode... : America Fights Back |
Victor | 1 episode: Manuel De Dios Unanue | |
| 1993 | Cuba's Lost Treasure | Voice Over | TV documentary: National Geographic | |
| 1994–1995 | Another World (TV series) Another World (TV series) Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. It ran for a total of 35 years. It was created by Irna Phillips along with William J... |
Jimmy / Sid | 2 episodes: October 13, 1994; April 24, 1995 | |
| 1995 | Zooman | NYPD Policeman. Production Assistant | TV movie | |
| 1996–1997 | Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is... |
'Late Show of Passion' | TV series. 3 episodes: September 30, 1996; July 25, 1997; August 25, 1997 | |
| 2000 | Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an American animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel. It aired on CBS until... |
Papi | TV series. 1 episode | |
| 2002 | Courage the Cowardly Dog Courage the Cowardly Dog Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network. Its central plot revolves around a somewhat anthropomorphic dog named Courage who lives with his owners, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, an elderly, married farming couple in the "Middle of... |
The King of Flan (voice) | Animated TV series. 1 episode: King of Flan/Courage Under the Volcano | |
| 2004 | The Sopranos The Sopranos The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads... |
Second Valet | TV series. 1 episode: All Happy Families... | |
| 2005 | Hate | NYC Police Officer | TV pilot | |
| 2000–2007 | Law & Order Law & Order Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,... |
Reynaldo Rodriguez / Maitre D' / Pastor | TV series. 3 episodes: Dissonance: November 1, 2000; Couples: May 21, 2003; Melting Pot: February 16, 2007 | |
| 2007 | HBO First Look HBO First Look HBO First Look is an American television show on HBO that chronicles up and coming movies. It first started in 1992 with a documentary on A League of Their Own starring Tom Hanks, and still airs today. The series shows behind-the-scenes looks at the filming and interviews with the actors. The show... |
Himself | TV series documentary | |
| 2009 | We are New York | Photographer | TV series | |
| Video Games | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall... |
Gonzalez (voice) / motion capture Motion capture Motion capture, motion tracking, or mocap are terms used to describe the process of recording movement and translating that movement on to a digital model. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, and medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robotics... (various characters) |
(PlayStation 2 - October 29, 2002; PC - May 13, 2003; Xbox - October 31, 2003) | |
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is a 2006 sandbox-style action video game developed by Rockstar Leeds in association with Rockstar North. It was published by Rockstar Games for the PlayStation Portable in late 2006 and later for the PlayStation 2 in March 2007. The game is the eighth... |
Gonzalez (voice) / Alberto Robina (voice) | (PSP - October 30, 2006; PlayStation 2 - March 5, 2007) | |
External links
- Jorge Pupo at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...