Jimena Barón

Jimena Guevara Barón (born 24 May 1987) better known as Jimena Barón o J Mena, is an Argentine actress and singer-songwriter. She is the sister of actor Federico Barón.[1]

Jimena Barón
Jimena Barón in 2018
Born
Jimena Guevara Barón

(1987-05-24) 24 May 1987
Buenos Aires, Argentina
NationalityArgentine
Other namesJimena Barón and J Mena
OccupationActress and singer
Years active1998–present
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Partner(s)
ChildrenMorrison Osvaldo (born 9 March 2014)
Parents
  • Jorge Guevara (father)
  • Gabriela Barón (mother)
Relatives
  • Federico Barón (brother)
  • Isabel Barón (sister)

Career

Her beginnings in the world of art and entertainment date back to her childhood. It was with her foray into the cinema, when she was ten years old, that she made herself known to the public, by playing the leading role of little Aneta in the 1998 film El Faro. Her interpretation of Loli in Gasoleros she was nominated for two consecutive years for the Martín Fierro Awards for Best Child Actress, winning it the first time. She was followed by her Malena character in the series Calientes and her character of Anita Campos in El sodero de mi vida. This is how she got to participate in productions such as Son amores she played the character of Lila and Los Roldán she played the character of María Roldán González. After a participation in Sos mi vida in 2008 she acted in Por amor a vos she played the character of María Concepción Molinari. Between 2009 and 2010, she played the character of Esperanza "Hope" Bauer in the Cris Morena youth series Casi Ángeles. She also participated in the theatrical season of the cycle in 2009. In 2011, she returned to work at Pol-Ka to play the character of María Paula "Poly" Said in the series Los únicos. Also in that year she was called to participate in the contest of Bailando 2011. That same year she participated in the Carlos Baute music video Tu cuerpo bailando en mi cuerpo. In 2012 she played the character of Rosa Montes in the series Sos mi hombre broadcast by the screen of Canal 13 and starring Luciano Castro and Celeste Cid. In 2015 she integrates the cast of Esperanza mía where she played the character of Gilda Albarracín. In 2016, she played the character of Belén in the series Educando a Nina telecomedy broadcast by Telefe and starring Griselda Siciliani. In 2017 she played the character of Florencia "Floro" Petrocelli in the series of Pol-Ka Quiero vivir a tu lado. She participated in the contest of Bailando 2018. Jimena dabbled in music since she was a child, interpreting the odd subject in the different fictions in which she participated, but it is 28 May 2015, which debuts as the band's vocalist "Barón Band" . In 2017 Jimena presents "La tonta", her first single as a solo singer and releases her debut album, with the same name. With the release of the album she presented "Qlo" the second single from the album. In May 2019, this time, under the artistic name of J Mena, she released her new single "La cobra" that quickly went viral in his native country, making 2,000,000 reproductions, it fits emphasize that now it already has +51,000,000 views on YouTube and +20,000,000 streams on Spotify. After the great debut of "La cobra" J Mena released her second single for her new record work "Quién Empezó" with the biggest female exponent of Argentine trap Cazzu, this single had great acceptance by the public taking 2,100,000 views on YouTube and a # 1 in music trends in Argentina. On 2 August, Jimena released her second album of the name of her first single, which includes eight songs of which, among them, she makes two collaborations with the cumbia group Ráfaga and the trap singer Cazzu. After her great success as a solo singer, J Mena signed with Sony Music Enterteiment that already has a new single titled "Taxi Voy" under the management of this record. In November 2019, J Mena won the MTV EMA award for Best Latin Artist.

Personal life

She met the soccer player Daniel Osvaldo by phone, under the suggestion of actress Eugenia Tobal. He was playing in Italy at the time and returned to Argentina to meet her under the pretense of a legal problem. In early 2013 Jimena left the cast of Sos mi hombre and went to live in Italy with her boyfriend, the footballer Daniel Osvaldo and he left his wife Elena Braccini and his two daughters. On 9 March 2014, her first child with Daniel Osvaldo was born, named Morrison Osvaldo. Together they returned to Argentina in February 2015 for Daniel Osvaldo to play in the Club Atlético Boca Juniors on loan for six months. In May 2015 they separated, under rumors of infidelity from Daniel Osvaldo to Jimena Barón, which were then confirmed. In June 2015, Jimena Barón denounced him for gender violence. In 2018 Jimena Barón had a relationship with the Argentine tennis player Juan Martín del Potro, which lasted for a short time and then, with her dance partner in the program of Bailando 2018, Mauro Caiazza, with whom she had a relationship for a year and separated in 2019.

Filmography

Movies

Year Movie Character Director
1998 El Faro Aneta Eduardo Mignogna
2017 Hipersomnia Dolores "Lola" Cipriota Gabriel Grieco
2018 Rodrigo, fue lo mejor del amor Marixa Balli Lorena Muñoz

Television

Year Title Character Channel
1998-1999 Gasoleros Loli Canal 13
2000 Calientes Malena Canal 13
2001 El sodero de mi vida Ana "Anita" Campos Canal 13
2002-2004 Son amores Lila Canal 13
2004-2005 Los Roldán María Roldán González Telefe
2006 Sos mi vida María Victoria López Canal 13
2008 Por amor a vos María Concepción Molinari Telefe
2009-2010 Casi Ángeles Esperanza "Hope" Bauer Telefe
2011 Los únicos María Paula "Poly" Said Canal 13
2012-2013 Sos mi hombre Rosa "Maravillosa" Montes Canal 13
2015-2016 Esperanza mía Gilda Albarracín Canal 13
2016 Educando a Nina Belén Telefe
2017 Quiero vivir a tu lado Florencia "Floro" Petrocelli Canal 13

Television Programs

Year Program Channel Notes
2011 Bailando 2011 Canal 13 18th eliminated
2015 Bailando 2015 Canal 13 Replacing Lizy Tagliani
2016 Bailando 2016 Canal 13 Join María Del Cerro in the Cha Cha Cha with Celebrities
2016 Canta si puedes Canal 13 Judge in replacement of Gimena Accardi
2017 Bailando 2017 Canal 13 Guest of Cecilia Bonelli in Salsa in Trio
2018 Especiales Musicales de Morfi Telefe Guest Host
2018 Bailando 2018 Canal 13 Runner-up
2018-2019 Por el mundo Telefe Guest Host
2019 Cortá por Lozano Telefe Host in replacement of Verónica Lozano

Videoclips

Year Artist Song Director
2011 Carlos Baute Tu cuerpo bailando en mi cuerpo

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details and chart positions
Title Studio album details Peaks Certifications
ARG
[2]
La Tonta
  • Released: 8 September 2017[3] (ARG)
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download
19
La Cobra
  • Released: 2 August 2019 (ARG)
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3

Singles

List of singles showing year released and album name
Title Year Peaks Certifications Album
ARG
[5]
ARG
Nat.

[6]
URU
[7]
"La Tonta" 2017 6 La Tonta
"QLO"
"Que Regreses Tú" 2018 Non-album singles
"Me Falta el Sol"
(featuring Carlos Ares)
100
"Se Quema"
(with Miss Bolivia)
2019
"La Cobra" 338 La Cobra
"Quien Empezó"
(featuring Cazzu)
516
"Se Acabó" 42
"Dos Corazones" 69
"Ya Quisieran" TBA
"Sale Volando"
(with Cotton and Bhavi)
Non-album singles
"Para Nosotros"
(with Romeo El Santo)
"Taxi Voy" TBA
"Puta" 2020 81
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"No Te Siento" 2016 La Tonta
"La Tormenta"
"Atrás del Sol" 2018 Non-album singles
"Bailando"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category For Result
1998 Martín Fierro Awards Best Child Actress Gasoleros Won
Argentine Film Critics Association Awards Best New Actress El Faro Won[8]
2018 Gardel Awards Best New Pop Artist Album La Tonta Won[9]
2019 MTV Europe Music Award Best Latin America South Act Jimena Barón Won
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References

  1. Biography for Jimena Barón at the Internet Movie Database
  2. Peak positions for albums in Argentina:
  3. "Jimena Barón presentó "La Tonta", la canción que le dedicó a Daniel Osvaldo". Infobae (in Spanish). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ""La Cobra" es disco de platino". Neuquén al instante (in Spanish). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. Peak positions in Argentina:
  6. Peak positions on the Argentina National Songs chart:
  7. "Top 20 Uruguay – Del 3 al 9 de Junio, 2019" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  8. Awards for Barón at the Internet Movie Database
  9. "Premios Gardel 2018: El discurso de Jimena Barón que hizo llorar a Karina La Princesita". Clarín (in Spanish). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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