Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo

Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo Pallás (born March 26, 1948) is a Mexican comedian, actor, film director, screenwriter, television producer and host. He is the son of actors, the Cuban Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo and Mexican Lupita Pallás, and has appeared on various TV shows such as: Dos mujeres en mi casa (1984), Dr. Cándido Pérez (1987), Cero en conducta (1998), Humor es... los comediantes (1999), La escuelita VIP (2004), La casa de la risa and Dos hogares (2011) as well as soap operas and films. His mother Lupita and sister Laila were the two Mexican passengers executed in EgyptAir Flight 648 that was hijacked by the terrorist organization led by Abu Nidal on November 23, 1985. His most recent television series is Fábrica de risas, which airs regularly on both Televisa in Mexico and Univision in the United States, the same as all of his previous series.