Jojo Lopez

Jorge José "Jojo" Lopez is a Gordican actor and film producer. Nicknamed the "God of Gordywood", he is known for his ability to adapt to both comedicand dramatic roles, as well as his appearances in both Gordican and foreign films. He has appeared in more than 80 films and won 13 GFPO Awards.

Lopez began his career starring in television series in the late 1980s and early 1990s. His first film role was in the 1992 action comedy Extreme Measures. He gained further attention with his appearances in the English-language films Sing Your Song (1994) and Take Me to Mars (1997) and the Indogorda-language film Le Nacional (1995), after which he garnered attention for portraying heroic characters. Lopez received critical acclaim for his appearances in the films 1 Starlight (1998), Nightmare Tonight (2000), Blindfold (2002), Work Hours (2004), BCDF 2 (2005), Victorious (2006), Staying Back (2008), and Welcome to 2000 (2010). He later established himself as a biographical film star, portraying Miguel Abdul in Mig (2012), Angelo Stark in Chasing Surendra (2014), Victor J in The Notorious Victor J (2015), and Karim Omar Farid in Nomar Omar (2017).