One of Hollywood's most respected international journalists, Jorge
Camara serves as Chairman of the Board of the Hollywood Foreign Press
Association. He spent six years as HFPA President (most recently
2007-2009) and served as an officer or board member for more than 20
years. Camara joined the association in 1968.
Camara is film critic for La Opinion (a daily newspaper published in
Los Angeles), a position he has held since 2004 following a stint as
columnist and film critic for the publication 1989-1997. He is also the
Hollywood correspondent for Pandora (a weekly magazine published in
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic), a post he's held since 2003. Other
publications for which he has written include The Hollywood Reporter,
Woman's Day (Australia), Burda Publications (Germany), La Mujer De Hoy
(Mexico) and TV Todo (Mexico).
He worked as a correspondent, producer and critic for a variety of
Hispanic television productions during the past three decades. From
1992 to 2003, he was film critic and interviewer for Univision's
"Primer Impacto," a daily magazine program airing in the United States.
He worked in similar capacities for Telemundo productions including
"Estrenos y Estrellas," "Al Rojo Vivo," "Hollywood Hoy" and KVEA Los
Angeles programming.
He has also produced, directed and/or served as interviewer for a
multitude of programs airing in international territories including
"HBO Ole," "Cine Canal" and "Desde Hollywood" (all three for Latin
America); "Contacto Visual" (Argentina) and "Cinema Video" (West
Germany).
Among the awards Camara has received are The Publicists Guild of
America International Media Award in recognition of "outstanding
coverage of film and television," and the Southern California Motion
Picture Council Bronze Halo for "outstanding contributions to the
entertainment industry."
In addition to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Camara is a
member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and Broadcast Film
Critics Association. He served as President of LAFC 1988-1990.
