Here is the biography of Néstor Jiménez:
Néstor Jiménez began his artistic journey intimately linked to the beautiful villa of Trinitaria, where he spent his entire childhood and adolescence. His introduction to the world of art was facilitated by the magnificent instructor of theater, Pablo Dalmau, who planted the seed of acting in both Néstor and his talented sister, Luisa María Jiménez. They were invited to join the group of amateur theater enthusiasts, where they participated in the FEEM festivals, earning a prize at the National Festival held in Havana, which led to a performance at the renowned Hubert de Blanck hall, a dream come true for those young aspiring actors.
With their heads filled with fantasies, enchanted by passion, and with an infantile idea of what it means to be an actor, they managed to achieve their first great dream: At the age of 17, they entered the National School of Art, specializing in Performing Arts.
In the late 1970s, as a precursor to the 1978 World Festival of Youth and Students, a youth television program made its mark: "Para Bailar". The producers recruited young people with humor, freshness, and acting experience, among others, and from this crucible emerged excellent actors such as Alberto Pujols, Salvador Blanco, Lily Rentería, Cary Ravelo, and Néstor. Pujol, Ravelo, and Néstor were perhaps the best, as they were more persistent and possessed the gift of assuming any genre with success. Néstor stood out for his perfect management of emotion, which could be released in both dramatic and hilarious situations. With a solid presence and consistent results throughout his artistic career, he was a guarantee in any casting.
His role as "El Chino" in the Cuban film "Zafiros, locura azul" cemented his status; in this role, he was able to convey the anguish, complexity, and risk of a personality as contradictory as that of the legendary singer of the quintet. He has shared the stage several times with his son Néstor Jiménez (son) in various roles, including the role of father-son, as seen in "Con palabras propias".
