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Jimena Barón
Argentine actress and singer
Jimena Valentina Guevara Barón (born 24 May 1987), better known as Jimena Barón or J Mena, is an Argentine actress and singer.[1]
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.jpg) Jimena Barón in 2018 | |
| Born | Jimena Valentina Guevara Barón (1987-05-24) 24 May 1987 (age 36) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Other names | Jimena Barón J Mena |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Partner | Daniel Osvaldo (2013–2015) |
| Children | 1 |
Acting career
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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.
From 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.
From 2015 to 2016, she played the character of Gilda Albarracín in the series Esperanza mía.
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.
Singing career
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.
In February 2020, she published "Puta", a new single that proposes to resignify the insult and talk about the freedom of women. This single caused controversy and was criticized for using a marketing campaign alluding to prostitution.[2] As a result seh cancelled planned shows at Río Negro Apple Festival and at the Villa La Angostura National Gardens Festival, in Neuquén.[2]
In March 2021, after more than a year away from music, she returned and published a new single entitled "Flor de involución", accompanied by a video clip.[3]
In March 2023, she did a performance after 4 years of hiatus at the conclusion of stage play La Vendimia Para Todos.[4][5]
She dated the Argentine footballer Daniel Osvaldo around 2013 to 2015 and they have son together.[6]
In 2018 Jimena Barón was in a relationship with Argentinian tennis player, Juan Martín del Potro.[7]
From September 2020 to 2021, Jimena Barón was in a relationship with television presenter Luis "Tucu" López.[8]
Television
| Year | Title | Character | Channel |
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| 1991–1994 | Grande, pa!!! | Micaela Leiva | Telefe |
| 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 |
Films
| 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 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 |
| 2021 | Bailando 2021 | Canal 13 | Judge |
Videoclips
| Year | Artist | Song | Director |
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| 2011 | Carlos Baute | Tu cuerpo bailando en mi cuerpo | |
Studio albums
| Title | Studio album details | Peaks | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| ARG [9] | |||||||||||||
| La Tonta |
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19 | |||||||||||
| La Cobra |
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3 | |||||||||||
| Mala Sangre |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peaks | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG [12] |
ARG National [13] |
URU [14] | |||||||||||
| "La Tonta" | 2017 | — | 6 | — | La Tonta | ||||||||
| "QLO" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Que Regreses Tú" | 2018 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Atrás del Sol" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Me Falta el Sol" (featuring Carlos Ares) | 100 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "La Cobra" | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 8 | La Cobra | ||||||||
| "Quien Empezó" (featuring Cazzu) | 51 | 6 | — | ||||||||||
| "Se Acabó" | 42 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Dos Corazones" | 69 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Ya Quisieran" | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Taxi Voy" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Puta" | 2020 | 81 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Flor de Involución" | 2021 | — | 20 | — | |||||||||
| "Ya No Te Extraño" | 95 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Corazón de Cemento (featuring Chili Fernandez) |
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| "La Araña" | 2022 | — | — | — | Mala Sangre | ||||||||
| "Mi Felicidad" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Cruel y Despiadado" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Los Locos" | 2023 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Sinvergüenza" (with Emanero and Karina featuring Ángela Torres) | 5 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Elegante" (with Los Palmeras) | 2024 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Se Quema" (with Miss Bolivia) |
2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Sale Volando" (with Nico Cotton and Bhavi) | ||
| "Para Nosotros" (with Romeo El Santo) |
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "No Te Siento" | 2016 | La Tonta |
| "La Tormenta" | ||
| "Bailando" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| Year | Award | Category | For | Result |
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| 1998 | Martín Fierro Awards | Best Child Actress | Gasoleros | Won |
| Argentine Film Critics Association Awards | Best New Actress | El Faro | Won[15] | |
| 2018 | Gardel Awards | Best New Pop Artist Album | La Tonta | Won[16] |
| 2019 | MTV Europe Music Award | Best Latin America South Act | Jimena Barón | Won |
- "Jimena Barón confesó que se había alejado de los escenarios por pánico: "Era mi sueño y se cumplió"". eltrecetv (in Spanish). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- "J Mena: de qué se trata su nueva canción, "Flor de involución"". LA NACION (in Spanish). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- "Jimena Barón confesó que se había alejado de los escenarios por pánico: "Era mi sueño y se cumplió"". eltrecetv (in Spanish). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- "La Vendimia Para Todos tuvo una nueva edición con Jimena Barón como estrella: quiénes son el rey y la reina". MdzOnline (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- "Así fue el reencuentro de Jimena Barón y Daniel Osvaldo en el cumpleaños de su hijo". infobae (in European Spanish). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- "La confesión de Juan Martín del Potro sobre Jimena Barón a 4 años de su separación". infobae (in European Spanish). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- "Tucu López defendió el método de seducción que utilizó con Jimena Barón: "A mí me funcionó"". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- Peak positions for albums in Argentina:
- La Tonta: "Los discos más vendidos". Diario de Cultura (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on 27 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- La Cobra: "Los discos más vendidos de la semana". Diario de Cultura (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Jimena Barón presentó "La Tonta", la canción que le dedicó a Daniel Osvaldo". Infobae (in Spanish). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ""La Cobra" es disco de platino". Neuquén al instante (in Spanish). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- Peak positions in Argentina:
- All except noted: "Chart Search: Mena, Billboard Argentina Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Me Falta el Sol": "Argentina Hot 100 – Semana del 13 de Octubre del 2018". Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 October 2018.
- "Sinvergüenza": "Billboard Argentina Hot 100: The Week of January 13, 2024". Billboard. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- Peak positions on the Argentina National Songs chart:
- "La Tonta": "Top 20 Nacional Argentina – Del 23 al 29 de Octubre, 2017" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "La Cobra": "Top 20 Nacional Argentina – Del 13 al 20 de Mayo, 2019" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- "Quien Empezó": "Top 20 Nacional Argentina – Del 8 al 14 de Julio, 2019" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- "Flor de Involución": "Top 20 Nacional Argentina – Del 5 al 11 de Abril, 2021" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- "Top 20 Uruguay – Del 3 al 9 de Junio, 2019" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "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.
- Jimena Barón at IMDb
- Jimena Barón on Twitter
