Jose Yenque

Jose Yenque is an American actor who appeared in the films The Blue Diner (2001), Miss Bala (2011), won an ALMA Award for his role in Traffic (2000), and an Imagen Award for his role in Between (2007).

Jose Yenque
Yenque in 2012
Born	(1966-12-29) December 29, 1966 (age 57) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Other names	J.R. Yenque
Alma mater	City-As-School High School California State University San Marcos
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present
Known for	Traffic The Blue Diner
Notable credits	Beginners Miss Bala All About the Money
Mother	Teresa Yenque
Awards	List of Awards
Website	joseyenque.com

Personal life

Yenque was born in Brooklyn, New York City, to Peruvian immigrant parents.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} His mother is actress Teresa Yenque,^[6][7] and he took up acting as a teenager after she enrolled him in theater classes.^[8][3]

Career

Yenque co-founded East Los Angeles Society of Film & Arts.^[5]

In 1995, Yenque did a play called El Cano with Ed Trucco.^[9] In 1999, on the set of The Blue Diner, Esra Gaffin said Yenque had prepped for a different role, mentioning he had the ability from previous roles to handle several types of firearms.^[10]

In 2001, Yenque and fellow actors Marisol Padilla Sanchez, Majandra Delfino, and Jacob Vargas won Outstanding Latino Cast in a Feature Film for Traffic at the ALMA Awards.^[11][12] In 2007, Yenque won Ambassador of the Year at the 11th International Hispanic Awards. He said that because the acting roles he was doing gave latinos bad representation, he began to donate money to a Tijuana orphanage.^[13] In 2012, he founded Arts for a Better Tomorrow, bringing change to orphanages in Baja California.^[8][3]

In 2020, Yenque helped raised funds during a virtual reading of Flowers Behind the Mountain by Barbara Bennion, benfiting the Artes Para un Mejor Mañana foundation.^[14] Yenque starred alongside Paco Mufote in Contratiempo.^[15]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Fall	Scasse
2000	Traffic	Salazar Soldier	[6][16]
2001	The Blue Diner	Tito	[17][10][4]
2002	The Zeta Project	Security Guard (voice)	Episode: "The Wrong Morph"[18]
2002–2003	Justice League	Copperhead (voice)	4 episodes[18]
2004	Justice League Unlimited	Copperhead (voice)	Episode: "Kids' Stuff"[18]
2004	Puños Rosas	German Corona	[6]
	Wednesday Afternoon	Alberto	Short film, Student Academy Award winner[19]
2005	Between	Det. Gustavo Campos	[20]
2006	Broken	Luis Morales	[21]
	Waist Deep	Agent Lopez	[22]
2007	I Believe in America	Leo	[23]
2010	Beginners	Robert	[19]
2011	Miss Bala	Kike Camara	[24][25][26][22]
2017	All About the Money	Juan Armando Garcia	[2][3][27]
2022	Contratiempo	Taylor	[15]

Accolades

Event	Year	Title	Award	Result	Ref.
ALMA Award	2001	Traffic	Outstanding Latino Cast in a Feature Film	Won	[12]
International Hispanic Awards	2007	—	Sol Azteca Award – Ambassador of the Year	Won	[28][13]
Maverick Movie Awards	2009	Bloom	Best Supporting Actor: Short	Nominated
Highland Park Independent Film Festival	2010	—	Humanitarian Award	Won	[19]
HOLA Awards		—	HOLA Ilka Award of Humanitarian	Won	[29]
California State University San Marcos	2011	—	Doctorate of Fine Arts Honorary Degree	Won	[29]
Imagen Awards	2007	Between	Best Supporting Actor - Television	Won	[30][31][3][32]
	2012	Miss Bala	Best Supporting Actor/Feature Film	Nominated	[33]

References

1. Castañeda, Felipe (October 3, 2013). "El actor José Yenque habló con jóvenes de USD". El Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 5, 2024.
2. Ibarra, Sabina (May 10, 2017). "TRAILER: Here's What Kidnapping Comedy 'All About The Money' Gets Wrong About Colombia". Remezcla. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
3. "JOSE YENQUE". Arts For A Better Tomorrow. September 5, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
4. Dirkx, Marlin (October 14, 2001). "From politics to film, events educate, amuse". The Desert Sun. p. 48. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jose Yenque | CSU". California State University System. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
6. "El activismo de José Yenque". Zeta Tijuana (in Spanish). April 18, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
7. "Mother and son acting duo Jose and Teresa Yenque to headline ensemble virtual reading of Flowers Behind the Mountain". MA Latino News. October 4, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
8. Coronado, Sayori (March 22, 2013). "Jóvenes del Orfanato Sión de Tijuana visitan San Diego". El Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 5, 2024.
9. Méndez, Juan; Rivas, Josue (November 2, 1995). "Cuatro obras llenan escenarios latinos". Daily News (in Spanish). p. 33. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Beggy, Carol; Carney, Beth (August 28, 1999). "'Diner Azul' is a neighborhood movie that stays out of Southie". The Boston Globe. p. 80. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Burgs, Audrey O. (April 24, 2001). "Awards and Other Stuff In the News". The Des Moines Register. p. 2. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Latino celebration". Press Journal. April 24, 2001. p. 2. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Byron, Bill (February 18, 2007). "'Sol Azteca' honors go to 17". The Desert Sun. p. 27. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
14. "Teresa y Jose Yenque, madre e hijo, actuando en dúo, en la lectura virtual de La obra teatral 'Flores Detrás De La Montaña". El Latino (in Spanish). October 5, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
15. Carras, Christi; Miller, Leila (June 20, 2022). "With Netflix's 'Chosen One' crash, Tijuana loses two pillars of its arts scene". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
16. Castrejón, Rebecca (June 1, 2012). "José Yenque, un actor en movimiento". El Latino (in Spanish). Retrieved July 5, 2024.
17. Boyar, Jay; Moore, Roger (June 11, 2001). "At crossroads of love and life". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 21. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Jose Yenque (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 13, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
19. "Profile | Actor Jose Yenque honored with ILKA Humanitarian Award | Hispanic Lifestyle". Hispanic Lifestyle. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
20. "Cinesol". The Monitor. September 23, 2005. pp. A73. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
21. "BROKENthefilm.com -- Jose Yenque (star of BROKEN)". Broken the film. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
22. "Jose Yenque | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
23. "A 'Massive Need'". The Desert Sun. February 22, 2008. p. 120. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
24. "Miss Bala: Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. May 14, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
25. Coldiron, Phil (2011-09-30). "Review: Miss Bala". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
26. Johanson, MaryAnn (November 6, 2011). "Miss Bala (review)". Flick Filosopher. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
27. Freeman, Blake (July 31, 2012). "Actor/Director Blake Freeman Begins Filming of Action Comedy MUCHO DINERO". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
28. "International Hispanic Award winners to be feted". The Desert Sun. February 12, 2007. p. 11. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
29. Albin-Najera, Susie (May 17, 2011). "Award-Winning Actor, Humanitarian Jose Yenque to Dedicate Doctorate Degree to Tijuana Youth". The Mexico Report. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
30. "'Betty,' 'Labyrinth' Earn Top Imagen Honors". The Tampa Tribune. July 31, 2007. p. 45. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
31. "ABC's 'Ugly Betty,' del Toro's 'Pan's Labyrinth" win at the 22nd Imagen Awards". Public Opinion. July 30, 2007. p. 16. Retrieved August 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
32. Abbott, Denise (July 26, 2007). "Imagen noms celebrate Latino portrayals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
33. "Dawson, Moreno, Elizondo lead Latino Imagen Awards". Daily Breeze. August 10, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2024.

External links

• Jose Yenque at IMDb
• Official site