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Mauricio Ochmann was born on November 16, 1977, in Washington, D.C. He showed a strong inclination towards the arts from a young age, actively participating in local theater groups. It wasn't until he turned 16 that he decided to dedicate himself to acting professionally.
He moved to Mexico City at 16 and soon landed his first television role in the comedy series "The Other Thing" starring Héctor Suárez. After the show ended, Ochmann decided to continue his acting training and traveled to Los Angeles to prepare and seek opportunities.
In Los Angeles, he had to support his studies at the Joanne Baron Acting Studio by working as a waiter while simultaneously looking for an agent in the city. After three years of searching for opportunities, Ochmann booked his first movie, "Message in a Bottle", which allowed him to work alongside stars such as Kevin Costner, Paul Newman, and Robin Wright.
Ochmann's breakthrough came with his starring roles in the highly acclaimed TV series El Chema and El Senor de los Cielos. El Chema was the highest-rated TV show in the history of NBC Universal's Spanish language subsidiary Telemundo, often receiving the highest rating among 18-34 year olds in the United States regardless of language.
He has appeared in other hit Telemundo series including Victoria, Victorinos, and El Clon. On the film side, Ochmann starred in A la Mala, a romantic comedy directed by Pitipol Ybarra, which was Mexico's highest-grossing film for 2015 and released by Pantelion/Lionsgate in the US.
Ochmann also starred in the highly rated and innovative "Controlada" episode of the Netflix original series Easy directed by Joe Swanberg. He is married to actress Aislinn Derbez and together they own the television and film production company A Toda Madre Entertainment based in Los Angeles.
Their production company recently acquired the film rights to the book "The Toltec Art of Life and Death" by best-selling author Don Miguel Ruiz. Ochmann starred in the film "Hazlo Como Hombre" with his wife Derbez and also Executive Produced the film, which was released by Pantelion/Lionsgate in 2017 and was the highest-grossing Mexican film of that year.
Ochmann starred in and Executive Produced the film "Ya Veremos" (We'll See),released by Pantelion/Lionsgate, which was the highest-grossing Mexican film of 2018.
