- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJorge Obscura Lango
- Height1.80 m
- Jorge Luke was born in Mexico City. His career started with a movie called "There's always a first time" where he was a day player but soon after he caught the eyes of Mexican Directors and Producers and had an uninterrupted acting career as a leading man in film and television for over three decades. He worked in Hollywood and his breakthrough role was Kenitai in Ulzana's Raid with Burt Lancaster, he also co-starred in Clear and Present Danger with Harrison Ford, La Chevre with Franco Nero and played Col. Julio Figueroa in Oliver Stone's film El Salvador. He was married to actress Isela Vega with whom he had one daughter, Shaula Obscura Vega. Their marriage was short-lived and he never married again. He raised his only daughter as a single father and never stopped working. He also starred in the musical comedy West Side Story as Bernardo and in "So spoke Zarathustra" Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. His last feature film was "Erase una vez en Durango".- IMDb mini biography by: Shaula Obscura Vega
- During the 1960's, he was lead singer with the band 'The Rippers'.
- Often cast as American Indians, for example in "Ulzana'a Raid", "Return of a Man Called Horse", "Eagle's Wing", and other films.
- Died of a heart attack on August 4, 2012 at the St. Helena Hospital in Mexico City. His body was cremated and his ashes thrown into the sea by his daughter Acapulco.
- Stepfather of actor and singer Arturo Vázquez.
- Played heroes in films made in his homeland Mexico, and played mostly villains or cameos in American films.
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