JIMENA GONZÁLEZ
Performer. Born in Buenos Aires, she trained (from a very young age) as an actress, singer, and dancer with the best teachers in each field. Jimena has an extensive professional career both in Argentina and internationally. She writes and produces her own shows and what characterizes her in the musical field, is her great ability to perform the songs.
In her early career she dedicated herself to musical theater, where she worked for 15 uninterrupted years in the best productions in Buenos Aires. However, in the last decade her attraction to music grew stronger and the desire to travel and create her own projects, led her to shift her career and fully embrace the genre that currently most inspires her: the tango.
Description
REEL
Video selection of works and projects
TANGO
Jimena has just released her first solo tango album titled “Dual”, accompanied by eight great musicians of the genre.
Jimena is the lead singer of the tango orchestra "La Argenta Típica" and the group "Vale 4," with whom she tours Europe. La Argenta Típica, under the direction and arrangements of Fernando Herrera, released its first album a few months ago.
In addition, she was the female voice of Hyperion Ensemble at tango festivals in Europe such as Tarbes en Tango, Mallorca Tango Festival, Zaragoza Tango Festival, Tango to Rome, etc.
Jobs / Experience
Her most recent theatrical work is “LOCA,” a piece with live music that fuses tango, theater, and poetry. The premiere took place at the 2025 Granada International Tango Festival at the Isabel La Católica Theater. Performances were also held at the Málaga International Tango Festival and at cultural centers in Madrid.
In Buenos Aires, she performs solo concerts in various venues and musical spaces. Her last performance in 2025 was a tribute to Carlos Gardel at El Palacio Libertad, accompanied by Joaquín Benítez Kitegroski (bandoneon) and Adrián Enriquez (piano).
In addition to concerts, she had the opportunity to work as a singer at the legendary tango venue "Señor Tango," located in the La Boca neighborhood, in 2017.
In 2022, she formed the tango duo "No Me Vengan Con Milongas" with Fernando Herrera, with whom they toured France and Spain.
In 2021, she formed the tango duo "Cardinal" with the pianist Juan Esteban Cuacci, a group known for fusing music with theatrical poetry. After doing several concerts in Madrid, they concluded their cycle at Café Berlín.
More Jobs / Experience
Jimena began her career in musical theater in where she worked for over 17 years. She was part of the casts of the most important productions in Buenos Aires. She worked with renowned directors such as Claudio Tolcachir, Norma Aleandro, David Serrano, Ariel del Mastro, Ricky Pashkus, Valeria Ambrosio, and Marcelo Caballero. She shared the stage with Enrique Pinti, Guillermo Francella, Leticia Brédice, Pepe Cibrián Campoy, Valeria Lynch, Lucía and Joaquín Galán, and Carlos Belloso, among others. Nominated seven times for the Hugo Awards for Argentine Musical Theater, she won twice.
THEATRE
• “Kinky Boots” Calderón Theatre & Espacio Ibercaja Delicias, Madrid. Dir: Ricky Pashkus.
• “West Side Story” Spain tour. Dir: Federico Barrios.
• “Sunset Boulevard” Maipo Theatre, Buenos Aires. Dir: Claudio Tolcachir.
• “Priscilla, la Reina del Desierto” Lola Membrives Theatre, Buenos Aires. Dir: Valeria Ambrosio.
• “Más de 100 Mentiras” Liceo Theatre, Buenos Aires. Dir: David Serrano.
• “Shrek el Musical” Maipo Theatre, Buenos Aires. Dir: Carla Calabrese.
• “La Bella y La Bestia” Original Broadway production. Opera Theatre, Buenos Aires.
• “La Celia” Maipo Kabaret Theatre, Bs. As. Dir: Emilio Sagi.
• “Disney Momentos Mágicos” Coliseo Theatre Bs. As. Dir: Peter Mcfarlane.
• “Franciscus” Broadway Theatre, Bs. As. Dir: Norma Aleandro.
• “Por Amor a Sandro” Broadway Theatre, Bs. As. Dir: Ariel Del Mastro.
• “Aladin, será genial” Gran Rex Theatre, Bs. As. Dir: Ariel Del Mastro.
• “Los Productores” Lola Membrives Theatre, Bs. As. Dir: Chet Walker & Ricky Pashkus.
• “Lord” of Pepe Cibrián Campoy. Astral Theatre, Bs. As. Dir: Valeria Ambrosio.
• “Pingo Argentino” of Enrique Pinti. Maipo Theatre, Bs. As. Dir: Ricky Pashkus.
• “El Guardarropas” Microteatro Bs As. Dir: Sofía Gonzalez Gil.
• (Among others)
CINEMA
• “Me he hecho viral” Feature film. Madrid 2022.
• “La Calma del Agua” Short film. BAFICI Festival 2019 Buenos Aires / Bogotá SHORT FILM Festival 2018 / PEACE & LOVE Film Festival Orebro Sweden 2015.
• “Bien de Familia” Feature film. 30° Internacional Cinema Festival MAR DEL PLATA / Internacional Cinema Festival GUAYAQUIL 2015.
TELEVISION
• “Bia” Disney Channel.
• “Violetta” Disney Channel.
• “Guapas” Canal 13 Argentina.
• “Supertorpe” Telefe Argentina.
Own projects
• In 2019 with Marcelo Caballero (director) and Juan Pablo Schapira (composer), she created "Piano Blanco," a one-woman musical theater piece in which she interpreted Marilyn Monroe confined to a mental institution six months before her death. The premier was at the Teatro El Método Kairós in Buenos Aires, where the play had a six-month season. Then it toured and was presented in various theaters and festivals.
2023 Barcelona, Labadabadoc Theatre / “Festival Singular” of Narón, Galicia / Ciudad Real, Theatre of the Sensation.
2022 Internacional Theatre Festival “FITA” Alentejo, Portugal
2021 Madrid, La Sala Theatre.
2019 Montevideo Tour, Uruguay, Alianza Theatre.
• In 2015 she created her first original work: "Sueño de Acuarela" with the director Leo Tito, inspired in her paternal grandmother's story. It premiered at La Verbena Theatre in Buenos Aires.
Awards
Winner of two Hugo Awards for Argentine Musical Theatre:
• Best Female Performer in Children's and/or Youth Musical 2016 for “Zoomos Libres!”
• Best Female Performer in Ensemble 2014 for “Priscilla Queen of the Desert”
Seven Hugo Award nominations:
• Best Performer in Female Ensemble: 2018 “Sunset Boulevard” - 2016 “Oedipus and Jocasta” - 2013 “More Than 100 Lies”
• Best Female Performer in Off-Theatre Musicals: 2017 “The Metamorphosis” - 2015 “The Lover”
Studies / Training
• Theatre/Performance: Helena Tritek, Javier Daulte, Julio Chávez, Mariana Mazover, Rubén Viani, Lili Popovich, Gabriela Daniell, Claudio Rodrigo, Javier Lanús.
• On-Camera Performance: Manuel Vicente, Florencia Limonoff & Estela Cristiani.
• Vocal Technique: Marcelo Velazco Vidal, Mariela Paseri, Mabel Veleris, Alisa Kaufman, Carlos Savignano, Silvia Meuli, Darío Levenson.
• Musical Theatre: Graduate from the Fundación Julio Bocca (2002-2006).
• Jazz Dance: Elizabeth De Chapeaurouge, Gustavo Carrizo, Gustavo Wons, Chet Walker, entre otros.
• TAP (Claqué/ Zapateo Americano): Bebe Labougle, Elizabeth De Chapeaurouge, Bárbara Bunge, Rodrigo Cristófaro.
• Tango Dance: Natalia Puccioni y Claudio Cardona.
• Creative writing courses with Mariana Mazover y en escritores.org
• Languages: English (advanced level), Italian (intermediate level)
• Other Skills: Yoga, guitar, piano.