Jordi Castell Explained

Jordi Castell Abusleme
Birth Name:Jordi Andree Castell Abusleme
Birth Date:1966 11, df=yes
Birth Place:San Fernando, Chile
Occupation:Photographer

Jordi Andree Castell Abusleme (born 3 November 1966 in San Fernando, Chile) is a Chilean photographer and television presenter.

Biography

During his childhood, his father left Jordi and his mother, Mildred Abusleme de la Vega, to move to France. Castell was raised by his mother and her family. He therefore sees his grandfather Salvador Abusleme as his father figure, something he declared after having meeting his father in the 90s. He's of Palestinian descent.[1]

Castell studied at the San Fernando Institute Marist in his hometown. Then he settled in Talca, where he studied in the Liceo Abate Molina, later finishing high school in Curico, at the Lyceum Luis Cruz Martinez. After living a few years in the cities of Talca and Curico, he moved to the capital, where he started his studies in Audiovisual media at UNIACC. In 1994, he graduated with a Master in Escola Catalana Photography, in Barcelona, Spain.[2]

He has publicly stated that he is homosexual, and is an important figure in Chilean television.

In 2013, he participated in a video for the presidential campaign of Andres Velasco on the "Join Velasco" to YouTube section.

Career

He has worked as a consultant to various image media and businesses. For eleven years he worked as a portraitist in the daily Mercury, participating in supplements and newspaper sections such as "Contact Zone", "You" and "Housing and Decoration", among others. He was a columnist in the magazines Blank and Art on the Edge.

During his career he has set seven individual and collective exhibitions twenty, besides being manager and curator of various photographic projects.[3]

Castell has ventured into the world of television. It began as a commentator on shows in the evening program TVN Midnight: Culture and Entertainment, led by Freddy Stock in 2003 also participated in the program SQP of Chilevisión, where it was a space called "Portfolio". After working in Viva la morning (Canal 13), Chilevisión again in 2004, where in recent years has led Damn love and star Close-Up. Moreover, in 2007, participated in the first season of Wicked dancing Channel 13 where he won second place in the competition. In the second season, he participated as a judge.

In his early television career, Jordi Castell was a visionary. He was the first homosexual to show their status and obtain economic returns for his confession. Unlike most gays who populate the small screen, Castell was proud and that distinction led him to have a stable job and very good remuneration.[4]

Academic

Castell also served as academic director of the School of the Art Direction UNIACC.

Philanthropy

In 2010 he participated in a campaign of National Women's Service (Sernam) violence against women. The campaign Castell appeared on posters with the phrase "fagot is who mistreats a woman," in addition to spots television saying the same sentence. The campaign was criticized by some agencies that branded discriminatory.[5] The following year again participated in the campaign of Sernam, which uses a similar strategy to that of 2010.[6] Days after the announcement of the campaign pamphlets were distributed in the town of Providencia attacking the driver of television through insults homophobic. The pamphlets were criticized by the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh).[7] Meanwhile, Jordi Castell together with Sernam filed a complaint for the offense of threats in order to identify those responsible for the pamphlets.[8]

Controversy

In December 2011 entering a public dispute with the imitator Stefan Kramer by imitation that makes him specifically mocking his sexual orientation. Threatens to make unknown aspects of public life Kramer.[9] For some people, like the cheerleader Carola Julio, this would be a form of extortion by Castel[10] [11] Publicly announced a lawsuit against the imitador.[12] [13] Finally this dispute ends with an economic agreement and the subsequent commitment Kramer to tone down imitations Jordi Castell.

Television

Year program Role Canal
2003 Midnight: Culture and Entertainment Commentator
2003 Commentator
2004 Viva la morning Fashion Commentator
2004 The move of the Festival opinólogos
2004–2005 Damn love Driver
2005 Urban Dreams Driver
2005–2013 Close-Up Driver
2006–2007 Sins Driver
2006 Wicked dancing Contestant
2007 Wicked dancing 2 Judge
2009 Dance Fever 2 (Bypass) Contestant
2009 Behind the screen Driver
2010 opinólogos
2011–2013 Gala of the Festival of Viña del Mar Driver
2011 2011 Viña del Mar International Song Festival Judge
2011 Fans of dance Driver
2012 people like you replacement driver
2012–2013 Diamonds in the Rough Driver
2013 Baila! To the rhythm of a dream Judge
2014 Buenos Días a Todos opinólogos
2014 Yellow Earth Festival Presenter
2014 Adopts a famous Contestant
2014 Live in Viña TVN opinólogos
2016 2016 Miss Universe Chile Judge Chilevisión

Works

General exhibitions

Art exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. News: Arabs In The Andes? Chile, The Unlikely Long-Term Home Of A Large Palestinian Community . 31 October 2013 . Palash . Ghosh . International Business Times . 3 May 2019 .
  2. Web site: Jordi Castell, talented photographer and television personality . 11 January 2008 . 30 March 2010.
  3. Web site: Path Jordi Castell . lapuertagaleria.cl . 30 March 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100427010842/http://www.lapuertagaleria.cl/castell.htm . 27 April 2010 .
  4. http://www.lanacion.cl/la-mala-leche-de-jordi-castell/noticias/2011-12-27/104930.html nacion.cl – La mala leche de Jordi Castell
  5. Web site: Action Gay Sernam rejects campaign against abuse of women which appears Jordi Castell . Radio Bio Bio . 27 October 2010 . 28 September 2011.
  6. Web site: Faggot 2.0: Sernam new campaign to combat violence against women . The Counter . 21 September 2011 . 28 September 2011.
  7. Web site: Movilh violent denunciation campaign against homophobic Jordi Castell . El Mercurio Online . 26 September 2011 . 28 September 2011.
  8. Web site: Sernam and Jordi Castell threats complaint filed in pamphlets . Cooperative Radio . 28 September 2011 . 28 September 2011.
  9. http://www.lanacion.cl/jordi-castell-asegura-que-en-tv-hay-muchos-gay-no-confesados/noticias/2011-12-27/122326.html nacion.cl – Jordi Castell asegura que en TV hay muchos gay no confesados
  10. Web site: Welcome to nginx! . www.radiosantiago.cl . 2 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20120629162725/http://www.radiosantiago.cl/news.php?idnews=14623 . 29 June 2012 . dead.
  11. http://www.lanacion.cl/carola-julio-y-la-extorsion-de-jordi-a-kramer-es-una-maldad/noticias/2011-12-27/134307.html nacion.cl – Carola Julio y la extorsión de Jordi a Kramer: "Es una maldad"
  12. http://entretenimiento.terra.cl/gente/jordi-castell-se-querellara-contra-stefan-kramer,1212f6a712084310VgnVCM4000009bf154d0RCRD.html Jordi Castell se querellará contra Stefan Kramer – Terra Chile
  13. http://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2011/12/27/518922/jordi-castell-anuncia-batalla-legal-en-contra-de-stefan-kramer.html Jordi Castell anuncia batalla legal contra Kramer por imitaciones | Emol.com
  14. Web site: Jordi Castell prepared book and exhibition with portraits of women without makeup . 3 August 2011 . Gutiérrez . Cecilia . 19 June 2011 . . . 12 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012021952/http://diario.latercera.com/2011/06/19/01/contenido/cultura-entretencion/30-73411-9-jordi-castell-prepara-libro-y-exposicion-con-retratos-de-mujeres-sin-maquillaje.shtml . dead .