Julio Ortega was born in 1982 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
He has worked in theater, television and films.
He studied Performing Arts at UEES and Audiovisual Communication at ITSU, in Guayaquil.
In 2005 he moved to the U.S. to pursue his career. He started his own theater company, Kayros Entertainment, and became a member of The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors of New York.
He got a nomination for Revealing Actor 2010 by Latin Entertainment Critics of New York (ACE) for his play "The Cracks, once you're in, you can't get out".
In 2012 he wrote the play "Medardo, the Secrets of my Soul" for Off-Broadway.
In 2013, both Association of Latin Entertainment Critics of New York (ACE) and Independent Theater Association of New York (ATI) honored him with several awards.
Due to the success of the original play, Julio decided to produce in Ecuador the movie "Medardo".
