Pepe locuaz y omar germenos biography

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Omar Germenos Arrioja entered the entertainment industry at the young age of 15 when he began taking part in commercials for television.

Germenos studied Communications at the Ibero-American University in Mexico City, while continuing to model and work on advertisement campaigns. A trained actor, Germenos made his acting debut in 1995 and has been seen on screen for several television shows.

Germenos came to the United States as the host for Univision's successful game show "El Bla Blazo".

After a few years, he returned to Mexico to work for TV Azteca, the company where he got his start, and had a diverse career in Mexico with game shows, magazine features, morning and prime time entertainment shows, soap operas, short films and more.